A black raku tea bowl titled Shinonome — the first light before dawn. By Sonobe Genya, with a hakogaki inscription by Horiuchi Sokan of Omotesenke. The makugusuri veil glaze drifts across the black surface like the moment between dark and light that the name describes.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] • Artist: Sonobe Genya • Technique: Kuro-Raku with makugusuri • Era: Contemporary • Origin: Japan • Dimensions: Height approx. 8.5 cm, Mouth diameter approx. 11.3 cm, Foot 4.4 cm • Box: Yohozan tomobako with cloth, Horiuchi Sokan inscription • Condition: Flawless — noted as mushin (undamaged)
Diameter 11.3 cm, height 8.5 cm. The bowl, the tomobako, and the inner and outer lids are all present. An inscription by a grand tea master of this lineage does not occur by accident — it marks a bowl that has been recognized.
Shinonome. Before the world decides what it is.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
