{"product_id":"hagi-ware-hirachawan-by-miwa-toshiyuki-yokujo-kiln-gohonte-summer-tea-bowl","title":"Hagi Ware Hirachawan by Miwa Toshiyuki - Yokujo Kiln Gohonte Summer Tea Bowl","description":"Experience authentic Japanese tea culture with this Hagi Ware Hirachawan Tea Bowl. This Japanese Summer Chawan serves as a Miwa Toshiyuki Pottery and Yokujo Kiln Ceramic, featuring Gohonte Pink Blush aesthetics and Feldspar Glaze artistry—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking Yamaguchi Prefecture Art and Wabi Sabi Tea Bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Miwa Toshiyuki (三輪敏之)\u003cbr\u003e• Kiln: Yokujō Tōen (浴城陶苑)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Hagi ware feldspar glaze with gohonte (御本手) pink blush\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 16 cm (6.3\"), Height approx. 6 cm (2.4\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed tomobako (共箱)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHagi ware (萩焼) is revered as one of Japan's most treasured ceramic traditions, born in the early 17th century under the patronage of the Mōri clan. Its porous, iron-poor clay and feldspar-rich glazes produce the signature kannyu (貫入) crazing and unpredictable gohonte blush—pink or salmon hues that emerge where iron traces meet heat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hirachawan form is explicitly designed for summer tea. Its wide, shallow profile allows matcha to cool quickly, while the broad interior becomes a canvas for glaze expression. This bowl exemplifies the Hagi aesthetic: soft, muted, and alive with subtle transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Pink blooms float across pale glaze like watercolor on wet paper—each one unrepeatable, each one a record of fire's passing.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Yokujō Tōen Legacy**: Miwa Toshiyuki continues the lineage of Yokujō Tōen, a kiln rooted in Hagi's centuries-old clay traditions. The Miwa name carries weight in Hagi ware history, and this bowl reflects the accumulated technical knowledge of generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Technical Achievement**: The gohonte marks are not painted—they are emergent, a record of mineral migration during firing. Pink blooms float across the pale glaze, each one unrepeatable. The fine kannyu crazing network throughout is integral to Hagi's character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Collector Significance**: The hirachawan is a connoisseur's form. Its wide, open shape demands confident glaze work, as there is nowhere to hide imperfections. This bowl's even crazing and well-distributed gohonte marks indicate skilled kiln placement and firing control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Seven Transformations**: Hagi ware's famous \"nana-bake\" (七化け) refers to the way the bowl changes with use. Tea tannins gradually stain the crazing network, creating a living record of every tea ceremony—a form of collaboration between user and clay.\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：三輪敏之\u003cbr\u003e• 窯元：浴城陶苑\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：萩釉・御本手\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：山口県萩\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径約16cm、高さ約6cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e浴城陶苑の三輪敏之作による萩焼の平茶碗。夏茶碗として広く浅い形状で、御本手のピンクの滲みが内側全体に現れています。貫入も美しく、使い込むほどに茶馴れが深まる一碗です。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e萩焼の「七化け」と呼ばれる現象——茶の渋が貫入に浸透し、使うたびに表情が変化していく——は、使い手と土の協働作業とも言える、萩焼ならではの魅力です。共箱付き、無傷の良好な状態です。\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 bowl that holds summer, and remembers every tea.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61587211649394,"sku":"251114_a_1420","price":580.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m56026405106_1.jpg?v=1770860742","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/hagi-ware-hirachawan-by-miwa-toshiyuki-yokujo-kiln-gohonte-summer-tea-bowl","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}