Stoneware Tokkuri With Shino Glaze
MakerMade by
Lisa Hammond
(born 1956)
MakerMade by
Maze Hill Pottery
(Greenwich, London, England, founded 1994)
CollectorCollected by
Sandy Dunbar
(London, England, 1929 - 2012)
Datec. 2008
Object NameTokkuri
Mediumstoneware and shino glaze
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 142 x 105 x 105 mm,
Base (Diameter): 45 mm
Base (Diameter): 45 mm
AcquisitionThe Sandy Dunbar Studio Ceramics Collection presented in 2023 by Crinan Dunbar and Rebecca Russell.
Copyright© Lisa Hammond
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095708.450
About MeThis tokkuri with orange and white shino glaze is used to serve sake, which is Japanese rice wine. It is part of a sake set with the sake cup ABDMS095708.447.
Shino glaze is a traditional Japanese glaze. known for its milky white and orange colours. It is composed primarily of feldspar which is a rock-forming mineral consisting of aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium.
Lisa Hammond is based at her Maze Hill Pottery in Greenwich, where she makes a range of thrown functional pots mainly for the preparation and serving of food and beverages. She has spent time working and exhibiting in Japan and is well-known for her pioneering use of shino glazes.
William Marshall
c. 1999