† A BLACK-GLAZED RAKU WARE CHAWAN (TEA BOWL)

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† A BLACK-GLAZED RAKU WARE CHAWAN (TEA BOWL) Attributed to Raku Ryonyu, Kichizaemon IX (1756-1834), sealed Raku Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely modeled, with a gently undulating vertical sides and a sharply angled hip tapering toward the short, straight foot and rising to a subtly incurved rim. The surface uniformly covered in a lustrous, thick black glaze, with deliberate recesses exposing the ochre-colored ceramic beneath. Sealed RAKU underneath. HEIGHT 7.2 cm, DIAMETER 11.6 cm With a silk storage box. Raku Ryonyu (1756-1834), born the second son of Chonyu, Kichizaemon VII, succeeded as the ninth-generation head of the Raku family at the age of fourteen, following the early retirement of his elder brother Tokunyu in 1770. Over the course of sixty-five years, he engaged in a prolific career, creating ceramics that helped sustain a lineage now spanning more than four and a half centuries. The Raku ware tradition began in the sixteenth century under the influence of the tea master Sen no Rikyu, widely regarded as the most important figure in the history of Japanese tea ceremony. During the construction of the Jurakudai palace in Kyoto, commissioned by the daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598), Rikyu worked with the tile maker Chojiro, who produced hand molded tea bowls in accordance with Rikyu ideals for the wabi-style tea ceremony. Hideyoshi later presented a seal bearing the Chinese character ‘raku’ to Jokei, the son of Chojiro. From this moment, Raku became the name of the family and of its ceramic production. For more than four centuries, the Raku family has largely preserved its core techniques and aesthetic principles. The method of forming the vessels and the process of firing remain essentially the same as at the origin of Raku ware. The name and the practice of Raku have been transmitted across successive generations, at times through adoption, to the present fifteenth head, Raku Jikinyu, Kichizaemon XV. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related black-glazed Raku ware chawan (tea bowl), attributed to Raku Ryonyu (Kichizaemon IX), Edo period, 19th century, 11.7 cm diameter, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 17 September 2025, lot 643 (sold for USD 8,320 or approx. EUR 7,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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