Tea cup set - Stoneware / Pottery (Hagi clay with...

a Hagi-yaki tea set in its original paulownia (kiri) wood box, and the blue label is from Tenmaya, a Japanese department store. The label: Tenmaya (天満屋) is a department store chain founded in Okayama. The label lists its locations: Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, and Hiroshima (岡山・倉敷・福山・広島). It’s a retailer’s sticker, so it tells you where the set was sold. The style suggests mid-20th century, roughly 1960s to 70s The set: The soft cream-and-pink glaze, the crackle, and the exposed reddish clay at the foot rings are typical of Hagi ware from Yamaguchi Prefecture. It includes: 6 small cups (yunomi or guinomi) 5 cm x 5 cm A lidded side-handled pot (hōhin/kyūsu style) 8 cm x 8 cm A pouring bowl (yuzamashi), used to cool the water 5 cm high, 10 cm long A small saucer or tray 2 cm x 10 cm Box 25 cm x 22 cm x 13 cm Specifications: • Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan • Type: Hagi ware (Hagi-yaki / 萩焼) • Artist/Kiln: Tamori (多守) at the Daika-zan Kiln (大華山窯) • Retailer/Provenance: Tenmaya Department Store (天満屋) • Material: Stoneware / Pottery • Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Pristine and unused, safely preserved inside the original wooden box. No chips, cracks, or restorations.

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