A black raku chawan titled "Ichie" — One Encounter — by Sasaki Shoraku, with calligraphy box inscribed by Musei Kanju of Daitoku-ji temple.
The name carries the full weight of ichi-go ichi-e: this gathering, this tea, this moment will never occur again. Shoraku has shaped a bowl that holds that truth in lustrous black raku glaze, where depth shifts between matte darkness and glassy stillness depending on the light.
Gold accents gather near the base like embers remembered — restrained, deliberate, present without display. The form follows classical raku architecture: hand-shaped walls, soft asymmetry, the warmth that only direct touch between maker and clay can produce.
The tomobako bears calligraphy by Musei Kanju, adding the voice of Daitoku-ji — the Zen temple whose abbots have shaped the philosophy of tea for five centuries.
Accompanied by signed tomobako and outer wooden box.
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Dimensions: Diameter: approx. 11.5 cm (4.5 in) Height: approx. 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
Condition: No chips, no cracks.
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