The Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl is a black glaze tea bowl that was baked in a Chinese Jian ware in the Song dynasty about 800 years ago.
The bowl is very beautiful and features brilliant spots and brilliance.
However, there are only three Yohen Tenmoku made in the Southern Song Dynasty in the world, and all of them are very rare in Japan.
This bowl may be the fourth one.
The pattern is not an oil spot, but a fur glaze made by flowing glaze.
When enlarged, yellow, white, dark lapis lazuli, and light lapis lazuli are mixed to form a brocade-like pattern.
This pattern is not clearly visible in the light of the room, and it develops a strong color when exposed to strong light, similar to the national treasure Yohen Tenmoku.
The moist black glaze and the pattern that looks like a leopard print have a strong presence.
Since the shape is a little thick, it is thought that it was made from the Northern Song Dynasty to the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty.
It is the most standard shape of Tenmoku bowl, and it is gently ground from the abdomen to the top and once narrowed inward at the lower part of the rim.
The soil that can be seen from the foot is the black-brown sticky soil that was often used in old Jian ware.
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| Title | Gohohensan(Yohen tenmoku) |
|---|---|
| Period | Song dynasty (960–1279) |
| Culture | China |
| Classification | Ceramics |
| Glaze | Iron Glaze（Black） |
| owner | yohentenmoku.com |
| Number | 000001 |
Special Site
This is a special website dedicated to the study of Gohohensan (Yohen Tenmoku).
Is it truly Nobunaga’s Yohen Tenmoku? Or is it a Gohohensan from the Northern Song dynasty, said to be the finest in the world, dating back a thousand years?
We are conducting research to uncover its authenticity.
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