Fine and rare square-form sake cup showcasing Aoki Mokubei’s mastery of sake and drinking wares.
The potter’s seal is stamped on the base.
Size
Height: 3.6 cm
Width: 5.4 cm
In excellent antique condition, with no damage.
No box is included.
Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833)
Aoki Mokubei was an important Edo-period ceramic artist and painter. Raised as heir to the Kiya teahouse in Kyoto’s Gion district, he showed exceptional artistic talent from an early age.
Inspired by the Qing-dynasty Chinese ceramic treatise Tōsetsu, he chose to pursue pottery and studied under Okuda Eikawa, developing a deep connection with the Kyō-yaki tradition. He later established his own kiln in Kurita, Kyoto, and was appointed an official kiln potter to Prince Shōren-in.
Mokubei was closely associated with Rai San’yō and other literati of the period. He became particularly renowned for his refined sencha tea wares, often incorporating sophisticated Chinese-inspired forms and motifs.