Flying ash covers the rough earthen texture of this cup by Tanimoto Takashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Yunomi. It is 7 cm (3 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tanimoto Takashi was born in Mie the eldest son of Tanimoto Kei in 1978. After graduating the literature department of Doshisha university, he entered the Kyoto prefectural ceramic school, then apprenticed under Mori Tadashi. In 2004 he spent a year abroad in Italy, returning to Japan in 2006 to launch his solo career.
