23720 RAKU Tannyu (10th Generation)

Height 3.7cm Diameter 6.7cm

The tenth generation Tannyū created new and unprecedented forms that incorporated the styles of Kokuyaki tea bowls and Korean tea bowls, and reflected the trends of the late Edo period and his experiences at the Kishu Tokugawa clan.

▼Artist information [10th Raku Kichizaemon (Dan'yu)] As one of the Ten Craftsmen of the Sen family, he served Ryōjōsai Sōza and Kyūōsai Sōza well, and was given the title of Dan'yu by Kyūōsai Sōza (Sōtan). In addition to working on the Tokugawa family's garden ware in 1819, he was ordered to go to Kishu for the second time in 1828, and worked at the Kairakuen kiln in Nanki together with Kyūōsai Sōza, the 10th Eiraku Ryōzen, and the 11th Eiraku Hozon, where he received a Raku seal in handwritten clerical script from Lord Chihō, which he used as his main seal. In terms of style, he inherited his father Ryōnyu's excellent spatula technique, and was able to create different charms depending on the angle of the tea bowl, and he left behind many small pieces of work.