{"product_id":"hagi-ware-tea-bowl-kaneta-tenryuzan-warm-crazing-glaze-matcha-chawan-signed-tomobako-japan","title":"Hagi Ware Tea Bowl – Kaneta Tenryuzan – Warm Crazing Glaze – Matcha Chawan – Signed Tomobako – Japan","description":"🔹 [ GOLDEN-RATIO HOOK ]\u003cbr\u003eA Hagi ware tea bowl by Kaneta Tenryuzan, shaped in the tradition of Yamaguchi pottery with a quiet authority that needs no announcement. This matcha chawan Hagi piece carries a dense web of kannyu crazing across its cream glaze chawan surface — a texture that deepens with each use. A handmade Hagi ware vessel with signed tomobako, this Hagi pottery chawan stands as Japanese ceramic art in the wabi-sabi ceramics lineage. An ash glaze tea bowl that holds centuries of intention in a single form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Kaneta Tenryuzan (兼田天龍山)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Hagi ware (萩焼) — wheel-thrown, high-fired stoneware with ash glaze\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Height approx. 8.4 cm, Rim diameter approx. 11.1 cm, Foot ring approx. 5.4 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist's signed paulownia box) inscribed '萩 茶碗 \/ 兼田天龍 造' with red seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good — characteristic Hagi warmth, fine crazing throughout, no chips or repairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eHagi ware holds a singular place in chanoyu — 'First Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu' (一楽二萩三唐津). This ranking reflects Hagi's capacity for transformation: the soft, porous body absorbs tea over years, and the crazing network gradually darkens, a phenomenon called 'the Seven Changes of Hagi' (萩の七化け). Tea practitioners speak of choosing a Hagi bowl not for what it is, but for what it will become. The Kaneta family has sustained the Hagi tradition across generations, contributing to the lineage alongside names like Kaneta Masataka and Kaneta Sanzaemon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eThis bowl presents a compact cylindrical form with a gentle waist — a shape that sits naturally in two hands during temae. The entire surface is covered in a fine web of kannyu, the crackle pattern spreading evenly across the warm cream body. The texture carries a subtle roughness characteristic of Hagi clay, offering tactile depth beneath the glaze. The foot ring is low and unglazed, revealing the sandy Hagi clay beneath. Tenryuzan's hand is confident and restrained — the form serves the tea, nothing more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The crazing spreads like memory — each line a passage, each passage a season of tea.*\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🔹 [ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e兼田天龍山作の萩茶碗です。温かみのあるクリーム色の釉肌に、繊細な貫入が全面に走り、萩焼特有の柔らかな表情を見せます。やや筒形のコンパクトな造形で、腰にわずかなくびれがあり、手取りの良い一碗です。高台は低く、砂目の素地が露出して土味を感じさせます。共箱に「萩 茶碗 \/ 兼田天龍 造」の箱書きと朱印あり。状態良好。","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61616889397618,"sku":"260222_a_2064","price":459.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m94238400629_1_42a03d77-6d09-4d2d-9788-40191f78e62b.jpg?v=1771914229","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/hagi-ware-tea-bowl-kaneta-tenryuzan-warm-crazing-glaze-matcha-chawan-signed-tomobako-japan","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}