Takatori Tea Bowl (Chawan) by Miraku Kamei XIV, unusually light and thin.
Accessories: Bookmark, fabric, box.
In new condition, unused item, was in a collection for some time.
Diameter: 11,5 cm, Height: 7,5 cm. 
Recommended not only for tea ceremony, but also as interior decoration or gift.
 
MIRAKU KILN
Walking through the Miraku Kiln compound gates is akin to traveling back in time 400 years. Tucked off a busy shopping street, this huddle of traditional structures, including the wooden “Rankoan" tea house, creates a calm oasis. The main focus, however, is their climbing kiln, a series of connected wood-fired kilns set on an incline that dates back to 1708 and was fired up until the late 1980s. Although Miraku firing methods have become more modernized, the climbing kiln, a premodern technological wonder, reflects their historic connection to this area.
 
Kamei Miraku 14th Generation (1931–2014), was a prominent master of Japanese Takatori-ware based in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Miraku XIV's works are renowned for their "orderly form," reflecting the aesthetics of calm and serenity inspired by tea master Kobori Enshu.
Fine structure: His pieces are often described as unusually light and delicate, a hallmark of the Takatori school.
Glazes: The master masterfully employed the seven classic Takatori glazes, creating exquisite gradations of color. One of his achievements was the popularization of the sendan ("finely stepped") style of water vessels.
During his career, Miraku XIV significantly contributed to the popularization of Takatori ceramics both in Japan and abroad.

Born into the Kamei family, a household name in Takatori ware, one of Kyushu's leading pottery kilns, he inherited traditional techniques. He studied under his grandfather, Kamei Miraku 13th Generation. He succeeded to the name of Kamei Miraku 14th Generation in 1964. That same year, he was first selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Since then, he has been active at the same exhibition and the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. In 1977, he was recognized as a holder of Fukuoka City's Intangible Cultural Property. He has received awards such as the International Art and Culture Prize in 1988 and the Fukuoka Prefecture Skill Achievement Award in 1992. In 2001, he handed over the name of Kamei Miraku 15th Generation to his eldest son, Masahisa, and after his retirement, he took the name Matao (Iori). During his time as Miraku, he faithfully maintained traditional techniques and specialized in highly decorative works using the traditional glaze known as "yellow glaze." After his retirement, he successfully restored the gold glaze technique, which was said to have been discontinued 200 years ago, and presented it in solo exhibitions.