黄瀬戸（きせと）はその名のとおり、黄色い釉薬が掛かったやきものです。ただし、つくられたのは瀬戸（現在の愛知県）ではなく、美濃（みの）（現在の岐阜県可児市、土岐市に広がる地域）です。当時、焼き物の産地として名高かった瀬戸の名が、ブランドの意味合いでつけられたのかもしれません。美濃は、安土桃山時代に志野や黄瀬戸、江戸時代には織部など、茶の湯と関係の深い芸術性の高いやきものを生み出したことで知られています。
黄瀬戸の黄色い釉薬は、当時中国の天目茶碗をまねて作った茶碗によく使われたもの。そして皿の形は、やはり中国の龍泉窯の青磁の皿にならったものです。見込には素朴な草花文を施し、銅で緑の斑文を入れています。もともとは中国の写しから始まったやきものですが、ざっくりとおおらかなかたちと、ほのかな色の対比は日本ならではの感性でしょう。
ざらっとした風合いの土、明るい釉調は、茶の湯の席をあたたかく華やかに演出してくれることでしょう。
美濃焼の一つである黄瀬戸は、灰釉をもとにした釉薬で黄色く焼きあがります。釉の色合いから「油揚手」とも称され、この鉢もその典型的な作例です。見込みには草花文が釘彫りされ、銅を主成分とする胆礬と呼ばれる緑色の斑文が施されて、黄色によく映えています。
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The yellow glaze of Ki-seto pottery ware was first commonly used for tea bowls modelled after Chinese Tenmoku bowls. It gradually developed into the calm, warm hue seen here. The shape of the bowl is modelled after celadon glazed bowls that were produced in China's Longquan kilns. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a simple flowering plant design, with flecks of green color added using copper. The contrast between the rough, leisurely shape and the delicate colors is the product of a uniquely-Japanese aesthetic sensibility.
With its coarse texture and bright glaze, the bowl must have imbued the tea room with a warm, lively air.
This bowl was designed for serving food at tea gatherings. It represents a type of pottery called Yellow Seto, developed in the late 1500s in response to demand for tea utensils crafted in fresh, new styles. The Yellow Seto style is playfully nicknamed “deep-fried tofu” for its texture and color, as illustrated by this piece.
黄瀬戸（きせと）はその名のとおり、黄色い釉薬が掛かったやきものです。ただし、つくられたのは瀬戸（現在の愛知県）ではなく、美濃（みの）（現在の岐阜県可児市、土岐市に広がる地域）です。当時、焼き物の産地として名高かった瀬戸の名が、ブランドの意味合いでつけられたのかもしれません。美濃は、安土桃山時代に志野や黄瀬戸、江戸時代には織部など、茶の湯と関係の深い芸術性の高いやきものを生み出したことで知られています。
黄瀬戸の黄色い釉薬は、当時中国の天目茶碗をまねて作った茶碗によく使われたもの。そして皿の形は、やはり中国の龍泉窯の青磁の皿にならったものです。見込には素朴な草花文を施し、銅で緑の斑文を入れています。もともとは中国の写しから始まったやきものですが、ざっくりとおおらかなかたちと、ほのかな色の対比は日本ならではの感性でしょう。
ざらっとした風合いの土、明るい釉調は、茶の湯の席をあたたかく華やかに演出してくれることでしょう。
美濃焼の一つである黄瀬戸は、灰釉をもとにした釉薬で黄色く焼きあがります。釉の色合いから「油揚手」とも称され、この鉢もその典型的な作例です。見込みには草花文が釘彫りされ、銅を主成分とする胆礬と呼ばれる緑色の斑文が施されて、黄色によく映えています。
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The yellow glaze of Ki-seto pottery ware was first commonly used for tea bowls modelled after Chinese Tenmoku bowls. It gradually developed into the calm, warm hue seen here. The shape of the bowl is modelled after celadon glazed bowls that were produced in China's Longquan kilns. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a simple flowering plant design, with flecks of green color added using copper. The contrast between the rough, leisurely shape and the delicate colors is the product of a uniquely-Japanese aesthetic sensibility.
With its coarse texture and bright glaze, the bowl must have imbued the tea room with a warm, lively air.
This bowl was designed for serving food at tea gatherings. It represents a type of pottery called Yellow Seto, developed in the late 1500s in response to demand for tea utensils crafted in fresh, new styles. The Yellow Seto style is playfully nicknamed “deep-fried tofu” for its texture and color, as illustrated by this piece.