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Tea Bowl (T-4838)

Creator: Toda Koji
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Toda Kōji (b. 1970)
Tea Bowl, 2023
Stoneware with firemarks
Size 3¾ x 5 x 5 in. (9.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm)

A stoneware bowl in a form roughly resembling the wan-nari teabowl type, the surface without deliberate glaze exhibiting a varied keshiki (landscape) of contrasting textures and dark colors, the base with an artist’s mark

Comes with a wood tomobako storage box, the lid inscribed inside Yakishime wan Kōji (Unglazed bowl, Kōji) and sealed Kō; printed biography with concluding date of 2023

A former footballer, Toda Kōji switched to ceramics in 1998 when he became a pupil of Itō Tōhiko and started his own workshop in Kasama, Ibaragi Prefecture in 2002, specializing in simple, elegant traditional forms created from local clays and fired in a wood-fueled kiln, with an unglazed finish that recalls the blue-gray hues of Sueki, an early Japanese ceramic ware. Toda has worked as a guest artist in Thailand and his work has been acquired by several U.S. museums including the Art Galleries of Princeton and Yale Universities, the Detroit Museum of Art, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Artist mark on base; signed on accompanying original storage box
Origin:	Japan
Period:	New
Materials:	Stoneware with firemarks
Condition:	New. Excellent condition
Creation Date:	2023
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Patterns:	Asian/Oriental, Handmade, Modern, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	T-4838
Incollect Reference #:	718399

Dimensions

W.	4.92 in;	H.	3.74 in;	D.	4.92 in;
W.	12.5 cm;	H.	9.5 cm;	D.	12.5 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, now located at 8 East 67th Street, New York City, NY 10065, specializes in important Japanese paintings, folding screens, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, lacquerware, and contemporary works by select artists. Owned and directed by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery brings decades of expertise in Japanese art to a global clientele, including private collectors and major museums. For inquiries, contact them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com.