{"product_id":"hagi-tea-bowl-by-15th-gen-sakakura-shinbei-living-master-chawan-with-box","title":"Hagi Tea Bowl by 15th Gen Sakakura Shinbei - Living Master Chawan with Box","description":"Experience Authentic Japan Art with this Hagi Tea Bowl. This Japanese Sakakura Shinbei serves as a Living National Treasure Lineage and Handmade Hagi Chawan, featuring Traditional Pink White Glaze and Yamaguchi Pottery Art—a must-have for any Serious Collector seeking Wabi Sabi Tea Vessel and Museum Quality Japanese Bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Sakakura Shinbei (Masaharu), 15th Generation (十五代 坂倉新兵衛・正治)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Hagi-yaki with traditional ash glaze\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei-Reiwa)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter 13.8 cm (5.4\") × Height 7.5 cm (3\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed tomobako with cloth and history document\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent, unused\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sakakura Shinbei name represents the most prestigious lineage in Hagi ceramics, tracing back over 400 years to Korean potters who established the tradition. The 15th generation master, known by his personal name Masaharu (正治), continues this unbroken heritage while bringing contemporary sensitivity to ancestral techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHagi ware holds the distinction of \"Ichi Raku, Ni Hagi, San Karatsu\"—second only to Raku in the traditional ranking of tea bowl traditions. The soft, porous quality of Hagi clay creates vessels that evolve beautifully with use, developing what collectors call \"Hagi no Nanabake\" (萩の七化け).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Centuries flow through these hands—each generation adding layers to an endless poem.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Sakakura Dynasty**: The Sakakura family represents the apex of Hagi ceramic lineage. The name \"Shinbei\" has been passed through 15 generations, making it one of Japan's oldest continuously operating artistic dynasties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Technical Achievement**: The delicate pink-white coloration emerges from Hagi's iron-rich local clay combined with straw ash glaze fired in a wood-burning kiln. The subtle variations across the surface reveal the touch of flame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Collector Significance**: Works by the Sakakura main lineage are highly sought by serious collectors. The complete documentation including the \"Hagi-yaki Enkaku Taiyo\" (萩焼沿革大要) historical pamphlet adds provenance value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Contemporary Legacy**: The 15th generation balances reverence for tradition with personal artistic vision, creating pieces that honor the past while speaking to contemporary tea practitioners.\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：十五代 坂倉新兵衛（正治）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：萩焼・灰釉\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：平成〜令和\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：山口県萩市\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：径約13.8cm × 高さ約7.5cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱・共布・萩焼沿革大要（栞）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：無傷・未使用\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e坂倉新兵衛は萩焼最高の名跡。初代は朝鮮半島より渡来した陶工で、以来400年以上にわたり萩焼の伝統を守り続ける。十五代目・正治氏は先代の技を継承しながら、現代的な感性を加えた作陶を展開。本作は萩特有の枇杷色から白への美しいグラデーションが見られる端正な茶碗。高台脇に「正治」の押印あり。\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","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61566204019058,"sku":"260127_1880","price":1728.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/260127_1880_8.jpg?v=1770710564","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/hagi-tea-bowl-by-15th-gen-sakakura-shinbei-living-master-chawan-with-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}