Hagi ware is made from local clay along the Seto Inland Sea that holds air in its body — the glaze crazed, the surface open, the color shifting between salmon, pink, and cream depending on the light. This chawan embodies those qualities without excess.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] • Artist: Unknown (signed) • Technique: Hagi-yaki glaze stoneware • Era: Contemporary • Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi • Dimensions: Height approx. 8.7 cm, Diameter approx. 11 cm • Box: Signed tomobako • Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs
Diameter 11 cm, height 8.7 cm. Tomobako present. The artist's name is not clearly legible on the box; the work is offered on its own terms. The glaze blushes where the fire found it.
Hagi is said to change over years of use. Tea passes through the clay, slowly. The bowl becomes something it was not when it arrived.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
