{"product_id":"aka-raku-tsutsuchawan-tea-bowl-by-heianshoraku-salmon-pink-glaze-with-blue-grey-scenery","title":"Aka Raku Tsutsuchawan Tea Bowl by Heianshoraku, Salmon-Pink Glaze with Blue-Grey Scenery","description":"A Kyoto raku tea bowl by Heianshoraku — hand-formed in the tsutsuchawan cylindrical style, wrapped in salmon-pink aka raku glaze that deepens into blue-grey shadow scenery. Warmth held in fired clay, a bowl that carries the quiet authorship of one of Kyoto's lesser-celebrated but deeply rooted raku lineages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Heianshoraku (平安正楽造), Kyoto raku ceramicist\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Aka raku (red raku), hand-formed tsutsuchawan (cylindrical) shape\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary, Kyoto tradition\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kyoto, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: W 10 cm × H 9 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Paper box (紙箱) with signed label and artist seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good condition, no chips or cracks visible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eRaku ware was born in 16th-century Kyoto in direct dialogue with the tea master Sen no Rikyu, who sought a vessel stripped of ornament — one that would allow the moment of tea to breathe without distraction. The aka raku form, fired at lower temperatures than standard ceramics, produces a characteristic soft, porous body whose colors range from orange-red through salmon and brown. Here, the salmon-pink glaze carries pale grey-blue passages — the so-called \"keshiki\" or scenery — that appear wherever flame and clay negotiated in the kiln. It is the unrepeatable record of a single firing. The tsutsuchawan cylindrical form, slightly taller than it is wide, warms naturally in two hands and is associated with the winter tea season, when the height retains heat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eHeianshoraku (平安正楽造) operates from Kyoto's accumulated ceramic memory. The name itself carries cultural weight: \"Heian\" references the ancient capital, \"Shoraku\" the artist's lineage designation. This tsutsuchawan is a study in glaze movement across an irregular surface — the salmon-pink tone dominates the upper body, while blue-grey passages drift across the middle and lower sections like weather moving across an autumn hillside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe paper box retains its original signed label, written in flowing brushwork that identifies this as 茶碗 (chawan) made by 平安正楽造. The red artist seal is clearly visible and intact — an important provenance marker for raku wares from Kyoto studios.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cylindrical tsutsuchawan silhouette is a considered form: it resists the natural impulse to hold a bowl by its sides, encouraging a two-handed grip around the circumference that becomes almost meditative. The slightly irregular lip adds a note of wabi — the acceptance of imperfection as a condition of authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the collector entering the world of Kyoto raku, this piece offers genuine cultural access without requiring the resources demanded by the Raku family's signed works. Heianshoraku's output maintains the essential character of the tradition: low-fire, hand-formed, and animated by the accidental poetry of the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e平安正楽造による赤楽筒茶碗。サーモンピンクの楽釉が全体を包み、青灰色の景色が胴部に流れる。低温焼成による柔らかな素地と温かみのある色調が特徴的。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 【基本情報】\u003cbr\u003e• 作者：平安正楽造（京都）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：赤楽、筒形手びねり\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：幅10cm 高さ9cm\u003cbr\u003e• 箱：紙箱（署名済みラベル・作家印入り）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好、疵・割れなし\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 【文化的背景】\u003cbr\u003e楽焼は16世紀の京都で千利休とともに生まれた茶碗の形。装飾を排し、茶の一服に静かに向き合うための器として設計された。赤楽は低温焼成によるやわらかな陶肌と、火との対話から生まれる景色が見どころ。筒茶碗の形は冬の茶席に相応しく、温もりを保ちながら両手で包み込む感覚が心地よい。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 【コレクター向け解説】\u003cbr\u003e平安正楽造の作品は、楽家の高価な品を求めずとも京都の楽焼の本質に触れられる入口として評価されている。紙箱のラベルには筆書きで茶碗の銘と作者印が明記されており、来歴の証となっている。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61654053847410,"sku":"260307_a_2417","price":719.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m34396659238_1.jpg?v=1773285217","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/aka-raku-tsutsuchawan-tea-bowl-by-heianshoraku-salmon-pink-glaze-with-blue-grey-scenery","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}