

Oribe Plate
Vintage Japanese Square Oribe (kaiseki) Serving Dish with Iron-Brown Glaze Calligraphy
Age:1960s
Descriptive qualities& condition:
Dimensions: 1-1/2h x 7-1/2”w x 8-0”L
This is a dish for serving Kaiseki food to accompany the tea ceremony. Square shape with an irregular rim and Calligraphy painted iron-brown underglaze motif on the inside bottom of the dish. The stoneware body shows a gray glaze on both the interior and exterior of the piece. The unglazed ring foot is nicely proportioned to the overall design. The piece is unsigned.
Condition: Excellent condition without chips, cracks, or breaks with original finish.
NOTE: Futura Oribe, also known as Futura Shigenari, was a Daimyo warlord who lived from 1544 to July 6th, 1615 in Japan. He was also an artist and studied with the Tea Master Sen no Rikyu. He studied under him and was one of Rikyu’s seven exulted disciples. His irregular forms and alien designs were the stuff of shock and awe in the stately quiet world of Tea. Under Rikyu’s advice and guidance, his new style of colors and patterns were so modern that even today one finds them to be cutting edge and worth studying.
What makes these once functional objects collectible is that they have grown over time changing the direction of folk art, and now are considered objects of art. This is because of the historic aspects such as radical designs, how a piece was first conceived, technique, its age, and rarity. Authentic arts and high craft also become important to collectors because of sentimental value represent a particular place in time, activity, intrinsic value or real value to those who collect.