Tsutsumi Platter Namako White

Large ceramic platter / charger / shallow bowl made in Sendai area of northern Japan, most likely in the early 20th C.
 
This item can be used as serving platter, fruits bowl, or kneading bowl.
 
Blue/white glaze is applied on top of the black glaze to create the fusing effect - Tsutsumi pottery's distinctive Namako glazing technique. 
 
Thickly thrown with very heavy terracotta coloured clay. 
 
Condition: Pre-owned. Good.
Chips and ware coming from the age and use.
Crackles on the lips.
5 marks in the bowl from the stacked firing.
 
Dimensions:
Diameter 36 x Height 9 cm / 14.17 x 3.54 inches
Weight: 4Kg
 
About Tsutsumi Yaki
Tsutsumi pottery has its roots in the end of 17 C Sendai city, Miyagi, and was initially supported by the local ruler Date family. Using iron rich clay, Tsutsumi has once produced a vast range of items from tea ware to large storage urns for household use. Its renowned for the Namako glaze, with two different gazes applied to fuse into a bold combination effect. Yanagi Muneyoshi, the advocate of the Mingei Movement, once cited Tsutsumi as one of the best folk potteries in the northern Japan.