Hagi Chawan Amber Crackle Glaze Tea Bowl Matsuno Ryokuei Signed Tomobako

A golden-ochre tea bowl by Hagi potter Matsuno Ryokuei — amber crackle glaze, white flowing drips, signed tomobako. Hagi ware tea bowl, Japanese chawan, crackled kannyu glaze, nagare-gusuri drip, Matsuno Ryokuei ceramics, Yamaguchi stoneware, contemporary chado vessel, signed wooden box.

🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Matsuno Ryokuei (松野 緑榮)
• Type: Tea bowl (chawan)
• Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan
• Material: Hagi stoneware with amber crackled glaze
• Dimensions: Diameter 11.7 cm × Height 9.3 cm
• Era: Contemporary (Heisei period, c. 2000–2006)
• Condition: Excellent — no visible damage
• Accompaniments: Signed tomobako (wooden box) inscribed "萩焼 茶碗" with artist signature "松龍山 緑榮" and carved "緑榮" seal; green and brown silk cord ties

🔹 [ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]
Hagi ware occupies a singular position in the hierarchy of Japanese tea ceramics — the saying "first Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu" speaks to its cultural weight within chado. What distinguishes Hagi is its evolving surface: the porous stoneware body absorbs tea over years of use, deepening the crazing lines and shifting the glaze tone — a phenomenon known as "the seven changes of Hagi" (Hagi no nanabake). Each bowl becomes a living record of its own history.

🔹 [ DEEP DIVE ]
Matsuno Ryokuei works within the lineage of Hagi potters who understand that a tea bowl's authorship extends beyond the kiln. This chawan commands presence through its deep cylindrical form — sturdy yet alive with subtle irregularity at the rim. The golden-ochre glaze, dense with intention, covers the entire surface in an intricate web of kannyu (crazing). Dark brown crackle lines map across the amber ground like a terrain seen from above.

White nagare-gusuri (flowing glaze) cascades down the body in dramatic vertical drips, creating striking accent lines against the warm field. The lower body transitions to cooler gray-lavender tones where the kiln's atmosphere left its mark. Below, the dark rough foot ring of exposed clay anchors the form — the unglazed base a reminder of earth before transformation. The interior mirrors the exterior's golden-ochre crackled surface, ensuring continuity of experience from hand to lip.

The signed tomobako with its green and brown silk cord ties and carved seal confirms provenance and the potter's quiet confidence in this work.

🔹 [ 日本語の説明 ]
萩焼の伝統を受け継ぐ松野緑榮による茶碗。口径11.7cm、高さ9.3cm。

金琥珀色の釉薬が全体を覆い、貫入（かんにゅう）の細かな網目が器全体に走る。白い流し掛け（ながれぐすり）が胴体を伝い、琥珀色の地肌に力強い垂直のアクセントを生む。下部はやや灰紫色に変化し、窯内の自然な雰囲気を物語る。高台は無釉の荒い土肌が露出し、土から器への変容を示す。

共箱付き。箱蓋表に「萩焼 茶碗」、蓋裏に「松龍山 緑榮」署名と「緑榮」の刻印。緑・茶色の絹紐。状態良好、目立つダメージなし。平成期（2000〜2006年頃）の作。

🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials