{"product_id":"hagi-ware-tea-bowl-by-yoshiga-masao-pink-glaze-matcha-chawan-with-signed-box","title":"Hagi Ware Tea Bowl by Yoshiga Masao - Pink Glaze Matcha Chawan with Signed Box","description":"A Hagi Ware Matcha Tea Bowl by Yoshiga Masao — a hand-shaped Chawan carrying the quiet warmth of Yamaguchi's ceramic lineage. This Japanese Ceramics piece displays the salmon-pink Hagi Pottery glaze with natural Kannyu Crazing, embodying the meditative spirit of the Zen Tea Ceremony. A Handmade Tea Bowl of cultural weight where Yamaguchi Pottery tradition meets living Wabi Sabi Bowl practice. A vessel of presence and continuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Yoshiga Masao (吉賀将夫)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Type: Matcha tea bowl (抹茶碗 \/ chawan)\u003cbr\u003e• Period: Contemporary (2010–2019)\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 14 cm (5.5 in) × Height approx. 8.7 cm (3.4 in)\u003cbr\u003e• Material: Hagi clay with traditional feldspar glaze\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: No cracks or chips\u003cbr\u003e• Accompaniments: Tomobako (signed wooden box) with 萩茶 inscription\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHagi ware holds a singular place in the hierarchy of Japanese tea ceramics. The old saying \"first Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu\" (一楽二萩三唐津) speaks not merely to preference but to a deep philosophical alignment between Hagi clay and the spirit of tea. The soft, porous body absorbs tea over decades, undergoing what is poetically called nana-bake — the seven transformations — where the bowl's surface quietly evolves through use, each steeping drawing color deeper into the network of fine crazing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoshiga Masao works within this living tradition, shaping bowls that honor the Hagi aesthetic of restrained warmth. This chawan carries a salmon-pink glaze of matte-to-satin quality, the surface laced with an intricate web of kannyu that will only deepen with time. The form is gently asymmetric — not by accident but by intention — the slightly irregular rim inviting the hand to discover its own resting point. The high kodai reveals spiral trimming marks and the raw, sandy white clay that is the signature earth of Hagi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a bowl that asks to be used. It carries the promise of slow transformation, a continuity between maker and user that unfolds across years of quiet ceremony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"The bowl does not perform. It receives — tea, time, the warmth of palms — and in receiving, it becomes.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Kannyu (貫入) — The Living Surface**: The extensive fine crazing across this bowl is not a flaw but the defining character of Hagi ware. These micro-fractures in the glaze occur naturally during cooling, creating pathways through which tea gradually seeps into the clay body. Over years of use, the crazing network darkens and shifts in tone — a process unique to each bowl and each owner's hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Hagi Palette — Salmon and Earth**: The warm salmon-pink tone of this glaze emerges from the interaction between Hagi's iron-bearing feldspathic glaze and the clay beneath. Subtle variations across the surface — lighter where the glaze pools thin, warmer where it gathers — give the bowl a sense of breathing color rather than applied decoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Hand-Shaped Form (Tezukuri)**: The organic asymmetry of this chawan reflects the Hagi potter's deliberate restraint. Rather than pursuing geometric perfection, the form is guided by the clay's own tendencies, producing a rim that undulates gently and walls that carry the memory of the maker's fingers. This irregularity is central to the wabi aesthetic of tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Kodai — The Foot as Signature**: The high foot of this bowl, with its visible spiral trimming marks and exposed sandy white clay, is a hallmark of Hagi tradition. The rough, unglazed kodai provides a tactile counterpoint to the smooth glazed interior and serves as a quiet declaration of the clay's origin.\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：吉賀将夫\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：山口県萩市\u003cbr\u003e• 種類：萩焼 抹茶碗\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（2010年代）\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径 約14cm × 高さ 約8.7cm\u003cbr\u003e• 素材：萩土、長石釉\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：割れ・欠けなし\u003cbr\u003e• 付属品：共箱（「萩茶」銘）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e「一楽二萩三唐津」と称される茶陶の名門・萩焼の抹茶碗です。吉賀将夫氏の手による本作は、萩焼の伝統を体現する柔らかな鮭色の釉薬と、全面に広がる繊細な貫入が特徴です。手捻りによるおおらかな造形は、口縁のわずかな歪みに作為なき自然の美を宿し、茶の湯の侘びの精神と深く共鳴します。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e高台には螺旋状の削り跡が残り、萩特有の砂混じりの白土が露出しています。萩焼は「七化け」と呼ばれる経年変化で知られ、茶を点てるごとに貫入に茶渋が染み込み、使い手とともに育っていく器です。共箱付きで、日々の茶の時間にお使いいただける一碗です。\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 vessel shaped by quiet hands in Hagi — waiting to begin its next transformation.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61593209733490,"sku":"260113_a_1529","price":940.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m91738074922_1.jpg?v=1771029303","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/hagi-ware-tea-bowl-by-yoshiga-masao-pink-glaze-matcha-chawan-with-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}