{"product_id":"antique-japanese-meiji-era-sumida-gawa-pottery-teapot-figures-hibachi-red-orange-flambe-rattan-handle-4-5-ls-187","title":"Antique Japanese Meiji Era Sumida Gawa Signed Ryosai Teapot Figures Cooking 4.5\" LS187","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAntique Japanese Meiji Era Sumida Gawa Teapot Figures Cooking Flambe Glaze 4.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSumida Gawa export teapot by Inoue Ryosai with applied figures of an elderly couple tending a hibachi, vivid orange-red lava ground with tenmoku flambe shoulder glaze and original woven rattan bail handle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eJapan, Meiji Period, late 19th–early 20th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA squat globular Sumida Gawa teapot bearing the mark of Inoue Ryosai, the founding potter of the Sumida Gawa tradition and the most collected name in the genre. The signature palette is fully present: vivid orange-red lava-textured ground with deep black-navy and blue flambe glaze flowing over the shoulder, olive-gold ribbed band at the neck. The applied figural group is unusually domestic — two elderly bald figures, one in teal-green kimono, one in blue-patterned white, bent together over a small hibachi tending items over the coals. Modeling of faces, hands, and garments is accomplished and expressive. Original woven rattan bail handle intact; short angled spout; flat tenmoku disc lid present. Inoue Ryosai oval signature plaque applied to lower body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDimensions: 4.5\"W × 4.5\"H body; approximately 8\"H with handle (11 × 11 cm body; 20 cm with handle) Weight:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSumida Gawa pottery\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e, known in Japan as Sumida Yaki (隅田焼), takes its name from the Sumida River in Tokyo's Asakusa district, where the workshops were first established. The style of applied figures on flowing-glaze grounds was invented about 1890 by Seto potter Ryosai I, who worked in Tokyo from about 1875 to 1900. Made exclusively for Western export, the ware's bold relief figures and vivid glaze contrasts proved immediately appealing to foreign collectors during the Meiji period. The original Asakusa kiln district was destroyed in the fires following the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923; Ryosai III relocated to Yokohama in 1924, where production continued briefly before ceasing. Signed Ryosai pieces are the most eagerly sought by collectors today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCondition: Good; chip to spout edge. Figures intact. Rattan handle original and complete. Lid present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA signed Ryosai teapot with an unusually warm domestic subject — the elderly couple at the hibachi sets this apart from the more typical children and monks of the Sumida repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50533072601405,"sku":"25C*LS187","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/326DB527-CBF8-49F4-86FE-FD1E5769E1D2.jpg?v=1776897650","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/antique-japanese-meiji-era-sumida-gawa-pottery-teapot-figures-hibachi-red-orange-flambe-rattan-handle-4-5-ls-187","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}