Added: Jul 23, 2008
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Description Japanese porcelain suiteki water dropper for use with calligraphy. Water droppers are used by brush calligraphers to hold and dispense exact amounts of water onto an ink stone for the purpose of mixing and diluting ink pigment. About the Listed Item The highlight of this piece - in addition to it's expert craftsmanship - is the beautiful celadon glaze. Developed fifteen hundred years ago in China, the celadon family of glazes are today recognized as some of the finest ever created. Noted for it's transparent gloss or semi-gloss surface and gray green to blue green to jade green color, the glazes were developed to imitate the natural beauty of jade. The color variations are the result of a pooling effect where the glaze settles into low spots on the piece producing a thicker layer and deeper hue of green. High spots on the piece then receive a thinner coat of glaze resulting in a lighter shade of green with tantalizing hints of the cool, white porcelain beneath. This water dropper is in excellent condition with only small marks and scratches from handling. This wonderful porcelain suiteki dates from the mid to late Japanese Showa period (1926-1989) and was acquired in the historic city of Shizuoka, Japan near the foot of Mt. Fuji. Please read below to learn more about Japanese calligraphy. Click here to see more suiteki water droppers! Size: Height: 0.8 inches (2.0 centimeters) Length: 1.7 inches (4.3 centimeters) Width: 1.2 inches (3.2 centimeters) Weight: 1.1 ounces (30 grams) More about Japanese Calligraphy Good penmanship as well as talent with a writing brush were skills more valued in the past, before typewriters, word processors and email largely removed the visual element of style from our writing. Brush and ink were the most common writing tools in Asia before the start of the 20th century, and a writer's artistry was to a large extent measured as much by the beauty of the characters he created as the meaning they were meant to communicate. The most basic tools of calligraphy include a brush (fude in Japanese), inkstone (suzuri), ink stick (sumi) and water dropper (suiteki). Additional tools exist though these are the most essential. During the late Heian period (794-1185) the standard writing box (suzuribako) was introduced into Japan from China where it became an essential tool of Japanese business and domestic life. Writing boxes typically contain all of the tools listed above plus others, and in the past were produced in many forms including simple utilitarian models for shopkeepers, elegant versions for display in the home and even portable kits one could easily carry on their person. Though few modern Japanese ever use a brush and ink outside a classroom, as a culture they nevertheless continue to appreciate the beauty and artistry of writing produced by a talented calligrapher. item code: R3S4B5-0005663 category code: (calligmono) ship code: L1650
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