“The rich sensual message from a Shino tea bowl cradled in the hands
is perhaps even more meaningful than the taste of the tea;
the perfect fusion of clay and white glaze produces an exquisite feeling of warmth and softness. ”

Ryoichi Fujiokai, Shino and Oribe Ceramics

Introduction

Chawan

Guinomi

Tokkuri

Bizen

Oribe

Shino

More Japanese

American Bowls

Other

Acoma

 

Figure 1: Nezumi (gray) Shino guinomi

Figure 2: Shino chawan styled after the Unohanagohaki style.

Figure 3: Shino chawan

Figure 4: Shino guinomi by 山田和 (Yazu Yamada)

Figure 4: Shino yuinomi

Figure 5: Shino yuinomi

Figure 6: Shino small flat plates

Figure 7: Shino rice bowls

Figure 8: Shino plate

Figure 9: Some little production shino bowls

Figure 10: Shino yuinomi.

Shino was the first Japanese pottery that attracted my eye. Shino is an old style developed in the kilns of the Mino area. Shino is generally white or gray and there is a red shino. Often there is a drawing, perhaps from nature or a beautiful brush stroke and this is called e-shino ( picture shino).

Shino is an old pottery style from the Seto/Mino area of Japan. While there were examples of similar bowls from China and Korea, Shino (and Oribe) were a unique Japanese creation in design and style. Another thing that distinguished Shino was the use of brushwork as a decorative element.