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An enamel decorated tea bowl, Kusube Yaichi (1897-1984), Showa period, Japan
This half day symposium will explore how the rich variety of ceramic tea wares has developed over time in response to different and evolving tea drinking traditions in China and Japan.
Our speakers and their topics are:
Yvett Klein: The Classic of Tea
Lu Yu, an 8th century recluse and scholar, composed the earliest monograph on tea. Yvett’s talk will examine his influence on the early evolution of tea culture in China and pair China’s classical literature on tea with examples of ceramic tea wares from the 8th to 12th century.
Yvett is Bonhams’ Asian art specialist since 2011 and holds a master’s degree from the University of Sydney in Art History.
Michaela Russell: 19th & 20th century Chinese tea wares: tradition and innovation
The talk will address new shapes and materials of tea wares throughout this period and discuss innovative trends in porcelain patterns, primarily Qianjiang ware, comparing these with more traditional wares.
Michaela is a retired geologist with interests in textiles and natural dyeing. She has been an independent researcher of Chinese porcelains from the 1870s-1970s for almost 30 years.
Carl Wantrup: Japanese tea wares from the Momoyama to Showa
This talk will touch on the origins of tea culture in Japan and its influences and wares from China, moving on to the birth of wabi-cha in the Muromachi Period, the explosion of tea wares from the Momoyama to Meiji periods and the renaissance of tea wares in the Showa period.
Carl has been dealing and consulting in Asian art for over 25 years, specialising in Japanese, Chinese and Korean works of art, including ceramics.
Itoko Inoue: A tea practitioner’s perspective
Itoko Inoue, whose tea name is Soshi Inoue, will talk about Japanese tea ceremony utensils, particularly how Japan’s own tea wares were born and evolved with the development of Urasenke Tea.
Itoko is Kyoju (senior instructor) of Chado Urasenke. She has been learning Urasenke Tea for more than 50 years.
Participants will be able to examine various tea wares and are also invited to bring relevant pieces they would like to share and discuss.
Cost: $40 members and $50 guests. Morning tea will be served.
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Tea tray, 1931, Wang Yeting, China
