THREE SMALL STONEWARE TEA CUPS FROM MASHIKO-WARE BY MITSURU KIMURA (B. 1939)

Description:

Japan, Mashiko, each with impressed potter's seal 'Mitsuru', 2nd half 20th c.
D. ca. 8 cm
In addition: a small light brown glazed flat dish (a hairline crack).
Berlin private collection, acquired in 1980 from Galerie Ruth Schmidt, Berlin. The exhibition flyer and a copy of purchase invoice available - Mitsuru Kimura (born 1939) is the son-in-law of Ichiro Kimura (1915-1978) and a well-known potter from Mashiko
Very minor signs of wear, titled wood box not fitted