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Riyoo Kim
Tea Bowl, 2019
Shigaraki clay
A Japanese tea bowl, also known as a chawan (茶碗), is a traditional ceramic vessel used in the Japanese tea ceremony, or chanoyu (茶の湯), and for drinking tea in everyday life. The tea bowl is a crucial component of the tea ceremony, a highly ritualized practice of preparing and serving matcha, a powdered green tea.
$650.00
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InquireBorn in Osaka in 1980 to a Japanese father and a Korean mother. He completed his MA at Osaka University of Arts Graduate School in Fine Art in 2006. Kim’s unique approaches beyond existing ceramics have been highly esteemed from not only people among the ceramics field but also from the contemporary art field. He is influenced by science fiction, street culture and animation, however, he has also received inspiration from ancient ritual wares made during the Jomon era, a prehistoric time in Japan. He believes that creation is the process of saving his soul. Since ancient times, awe and wonder in natural providence have continuously driven people to create things like prayers.
| Dimensions | 5 × 5 × 3.75 in |
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| Date | 2019 |
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