{"product_id":"black-raku-tea-bowl-by-shoraku-carved-floral-kuro-raku-kyoto-chawan","title":"Black Raku Tea Bowl by Shoraku - Carved Floral Kuro-Raku Kyoto Chawan","description":"Experience authentic Japanese tea ceremony tradition with this Black Raku Tea Bowl by Shoraku. This Kuro-Raku Chawan serves as a Kyoto Raku Ware masterpiece and Handmade Tea Ceremony Bowl, featuring Carved Floral Design and Hand-Formed Technique—a must-have for any tea practitioner seeking Wabi Sabi Ceramics and Japanese Pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Shoraku (松楽) — Sasaki Shoraku, Kyoto Raku lineage\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Kuro-Raku (black Raku), hand-formed (te-zukune) with carved floral design\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (2010s)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kyoto, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 10.3 cm × Height approx. 8.3 cm (4.1\" × 3.3\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Wooden box (inscribed “茶碗”)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent – no cracks, chips, or repairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaku ware emerged in late 16th-century Kyoto through collaboration between tea master Sen no Rikyū and tile-maker Chōjirō, establishing an aesthetic vocabulary inseparable from wabi-cha philosophy. Unlike wheel-thrown ceramics, Raku bowls are hand-shaped (te-zukune) and rapidly fired at 800–1000°C, then removed from the kiln while glowing hot—a process that yields unpredictable surface effects and intimate, organic forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bowl by Shoraku exemplifies kuro-Raku tradition while introducing decorative boldness. The carved floral design—possibly morning glory or chrysanthemum—breaks through the deep black glaze to expose the clay body beneath, creating textural contrast between glossy darkness and earthy rawness. This kaki-otoshi (carved-away decoration) technique requires precise timing: the design must be incised when the clay reaches leather-hard consistency, before bisque firing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"In the blackness, a flower carved by hand—not decoration, but breath made visible.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Te-Zukune Hand-Forming**: Unlike symmetrical wheel-thrown vessels, this bowl was shaped entirely by hand, resulting in subtle irregularities that honor the maker’s touch. The technique demands both strength and sensitivity—clay must be coaxed, not forced, into form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Kuro-Raku Glaze Depth**: The glossy black surface is achieved through iron-rich glaze formulations and reduction firing. When removed from the kiln at peak temperature and placed in combustible materials, carbon penetrates the glaze, producing the characteristic deep black with occasional metallic luster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Carved Floral Motif**: The bold botanical design functions as living ornament (sōshoku), where pattern and form remain inseparable. The exposed clay beneath the glaze creates visual tension between concealment and revelation—a meditation on presence and absence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Contemporary Raku Lineage**: While Shoraku continues Kyoto Raku traditions established over four centuries ago, this piece demonstrates how contemporary makers navigate inheritance without replication—honoring lineage while asserting individual voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【基本情報】\u003cbr\u003e• 作家：松楽（佐々木松楽、京都楽系統）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：黒楽、手捏ね成形、花文彫り\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（2010年代）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：京都\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径約10.3cm × 高さ約8.3cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：木箱（「茶碗」銘入）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好（ニュウ・欠けなし）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e楽焼は16世紀後半、千利休と矢師長次郎の協働により京都で誕生しました。本作は松楽による黒楽茶碗で、深い黒釉の上に大胆な花文様を彫り込み、素地を露出させています。艶やかな漆黒と土味の荒さの対比が見事です。手捏ね成形による微妙な歪みは作り手の息吹きを宿し、視覚的緊張感を生み出しています。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*A flower carved through darkness—the hand that shaped silence, holding centuries.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61587135857010,"sku":"251114_a_1405","price":635.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m46706146590_1.jpg?v=1770858906","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/black-raku-tea-bowl-by-shoraku-carved-floral-kuro-raku-kyoto-chawan","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}