A red raku tea bowl from the third generation of the Nakamura Donen lineage. The surface is raw and uncompromised — hand-formed walls that do not pretend to symmetry. The raku tradition made asymmetry a virtue, and this bowl does not forget that.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] • Artist: 3rd Gen Nakamura Donen • Technique: Aka-Raku hand-formed • Era: Contemporary • Origin: Japan • Dimensions: Height approx. 8 cm, Diameter approx. 12 cm • Box: Signed tomobako • Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs
Diameter 12 cm, height 8 cm. The red clay body holds fire marks and the impression of hands throughout. Tomobako with lineage inscription. The Nakamura Donen name traces through generations of raku discipline in Kyoto.
A red raku bowl of this authorship belongs in ceremony. It does not disappear in the hand.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
