Description
Negoro Tenmokudai, a Stand for Tenmoku Chawan (Teabowl 天目茶碗).
Of turned and assembled wood, with a cup-shaped support with rounded sides and everted foot, the dark browd lacquer surface worn in places revealing the black lacquer beneath, gold lacquer rim at the botton. A rare and beautiful one of a kind piece. Originally from Japan.
Tenmokudai / Tenmoku (天目) stands are used to support these narrow-footed bowls, but were often valued independently in the Muromachi period (15th century). When a guest received a tenmoku chawan of tea, he removed the bowl from and returned it to the stand. In some later tea schools, a plain wooden stand was used once and discarded. More typical are elaborate tenmokudai of carved and lacquered wood, utilizing raden (螺鈿), guri (屈輪) and tsuikoku (堆黒) techniques. The matching of tenmokudai with the appropriate tenmoku jawan was a sign of taste in daimyou culture.
Dimensions: 6″ x 6″ x 2.25″
Antique piece. Sell in used, pre-owned condition. Vintage and antique items by nature have variable amounts of wear, imperfections, signs of use, age and time. Perfectly imperfect. Condition shown as in pictures. Kindly contact us if you need more info. or detail pictures.
