{"product_id":"flowing-water-camellia-chawan-by-fukumori-yu-kitsunomori-kiln-tea-bowl","title":"Flowing Water Camellia Chawan by Fukumori Yu — Kitsunomori Kiln Tea Bowl","description":"A flowing water camellia tea bowl from Kitsunomori Kiln by Fukumori Yu — a seasonal composition in which white-petaled camellias with gold-outlined leaves float above blue-grey flowing water on a bright white porcelain ground. The design moves around the full circumference of the bowl, so that turning it in the hand reveals a continuous landscape. Accompanied by an original wood box with the artist's seal, orange fukusa, and bookmark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Fukumori Yu (福森遊), Kitsunomori Kiln (狐森窯)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Polychrome overglaze enamel (色絵) on porcelain\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: H approx. 7.7 cm, Rim diameter approx. 10.7 cm, Foot diameter approx. 4.8 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Original wood box (四方桟共箱) inscribed 流水椿絵 茶盌, artist seal 遊\u003cbr\u003e• Accessories: Fukusa cloth (orange), maker's bookmark (栞)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or repairs. Minor glaze pooling at foot is inherent to the kiln character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eThe camellia (椿, tsubaki) is the tea flower par excellence — it blooms through cold months when other flowers are absent, offering color without fragrance so as not to compete with the scent of the tea itself. In tea aesthetics, this restraint is a virtue. Combined with the flowing water motif (流水), the composition evokes early spring — the moment when winter yields its grip and water, long frozen, begins to move again. The emotional silence in this bowl is not emptiness; it is anticipation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFukumori Yu works at Kitsunomori Kiln, producing pieces that honor the polychrome overglaze tradition while maintaining a freshness of drawing that prevents the work from feeling archival. The camellia branches in this bowl are drawn with confident, unhurried brushwork — the leaves rendered in a distinctive teal-green, the white blooms edged in fine gold, the water below rendered in pale blue-grey swirls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eWhat distinguishes this piece from decorative overglaze work is the compositional intelligence. The flowing water band does not simply frame the bottom of the bowl — it enters from one side at an angle, cutting across the lower register diagonally and re-emerging on the far side, suggesting a river's actual movement through space. The camellia branches reach down from above, their tips nearly touching the water surface. The effect is a complete seasonal scene rather than a pattern.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interior of the bowl is an unadorned, glossy white — this is not an oversight but a decision. When tea is present, the green of matcha against white creates its own landscape. The exterior scene and the interior experience are designed to operate in sequence, not simultaneously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wood box lid is inscribed with the title of the work: 流水椿絵 茶盌, with the artist's seal 遊 stamped in red below. The character 遊 — meaning play, freedom, wandering — is a telling signature for work that carries this degree of compositional ease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 10.7 cm rim diameter and 7.7 cm height, this is a well-proportioned chawan for both informal daily use and formal temae. The orange fukusa that accompanies it introduces an autumnal note that, against the green-and-white of the bowl, suggests the full cycle of seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e狐森窯・福森遊による流水椿絵茶碗。白磁地に緑と金の椿、淡青の流水文を巡らせた色絵の一碗。椿は茶席の花として最もふさわしく、流水との組み合わせは早春の訪れを静かに告げる。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e構図は碗の周囲を一周し、手の中で回すたびに異なる景色が現れる。内側は白磁のみ。点前の際、抹茶の緑と白地が独自の景色を生む設計。蓋裏に「流水椿絵 茶盌」、遊の落款あり。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e四方桟共箱・橙福紗・栞付属。口径10.7cm・高さ7.7cm。日常の一服から正式な茶会まで、幅広く使える実用的な茶碗。\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":61654045491570,"sku":"260307_a_2406","price":809.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m43189091512_1.jpg?v=1773284680","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/flowing-water-camellia-chawan-by-fukumori-yu-kitsunomori-kiln-tea-bowl","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}