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Hagi Ware Tea Bowl, Ōya Kiln — Blue-Grey Ash Glaze, Tomobako | 萩焼 大屋窯 抹茶碗
Hagi Ware Tea Bowl, Ōya Kiln — Blue-Grey Ash Glaze, Tomobako | 萩焼 大屋窯 抹茶碗
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Blue-grey and open, a bowl that will change with every year of use.
🔹 [ Cultural & Artistic Insight ]
The saying has held for centuries: Ichi-raku, ni-Hagi, san-Karatsu — first Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu. Among the tea bowl traditions of Japan, Hagi occupies the second position not by accident but by character. Hagi clay is porous and soft, absorbing tea with each use, shifting in tone and surface quality across years — a phenomenon called "Hagi no nana-bake" (萩の七化け), the seven transformations of Hagi. A Hagi bowl does not arrive finished. It arrives at the beginning of a long conversation.
Ōya kiln (大屋窯) works within this tradition — producing bowls that carry Hagi's hallmark qualities without straining for effect. The blue-grey ash glaze on this piece is quiet and even, without dramatic variation; the generous proportions (D14.5cm × H8cm) create a wide, open mouth suited to the full gesture of whisking matcha. The softness of Hagi clay is present in the weight, the give, the slight irregularity of the foot.
🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]
Hagi ware traces its origins to Korean potters brought to Japan during the late sixteenth century — ceramics traditions carried across the sea under duress, then naturalized into something distinctly Japanese over generations. What survived was a philosophy of clay: minimal processing, low-temperature firing, surfaces that record their origins rather than conceal them.
This bowl comes with tomobako, the maker's inscribed wooden box. At D14.5cm, it is a full-sized tea bowl — not intimate and turned inward like some Raku forms, but wide and receptive, made for the openness of a shared gathering. The blue-grey glaze will soften over time, and the clay beneath will slowly take the color of tea. That process is not wear. It is the bowl fulfilling its nature.
[ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION / 日本語解説 ]
萩焼の系譜の中に位置する大屋窯の抹茶碗。青灰色の灰釉が穏やかに器を覆い、萩焼特有の柔らかな土味が手に伝わる。径14.5cm、高さ8cmという堂々たる造形は、点前の場において自然な存在感を持つ。萩の土は使い込むほどに変化し、茶の色を吸い込み、独自の景色をつくってゆく — 萩の七化けと呼ばれる現象である。
共箱付き。大屋窯の作として箱書きが確認されており、来歴が明確。傷なし。萩焼の名は海外の茶道愛好者にも広く知られており、コレクターとして最初の一碗として選ばれることも多い。
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
- Kiln: Hagi ware (萩焼), Ōya kiln (大屋窯), Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Dimensions: D14.5cm × H8cm
- Glaze: Blue-grey natural ash glaze
- Condition: No damage
- Box: Tomobako (共箱) — wooden box inscribed by the maker
- Notable: Classic Hagi form — develops character through use (萩の七化け)
🔹 [ Includes ]
- Tea bowl
- Original tomobako (wooden box with maker's inscription)
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
🔹 [ Cultural & Artistic Insight ]
The saying has held for centuries: Ichi-raku, ni-Hagi, san-Karatsu — first Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu. Among the tea bowl traditions of Japan, Hagi occupies the second position not by accident but by character. Hagi clay is porous and soft, absorbing tea with each use, shifting in tone and surface quality across years — a phenomenon called "Hagi no nana-bake" (萩の七化け), the seven transformations of Hagi. A Hagi bowl does not arrive finished. It arrives at the beginning of a long conversation.
Ōya kiln (大屋窯) works within this tradition — producing bowls that carry Hagi's hallmark qualities without straining for effect. The blue-grey ash glaze on this piece is quiet and even, without dramatic variation; the generous proportions (D14.5cm × H8cm) create a wide, open mouth suited to the full gesture of whisking matcha. The softness of Hagi clay is present in the weight, the give, the slight irregularity of the foot.
🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]
Hagi ware traces its origins to Korean potters brought to Japan during the late sixteenth century — ceramics traditions carried across the sea under duress, then naturalized into something distinctly Japanese over generations. What survived was a philosophy of clay: minimal processing, low-temperature firing, surfaces that record their origins rather than conceal them.
This bowl comes with tomobako, the maker's inscribed wooden box. At D14.5cm, it is a full-sized tea bowl — not intimate and turned inward like some Raku forms, but wide and receptive, made for the openness of a shared gathering. The blue-grey glaze will soften over time, and the clay beneath will slowly take the color of tea. That process is not wear. It is the bowl fulfilling its nature.
[ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION / 日本語解説 ]
萩焼の系譜の中に位置する大屋窯の抹茶碗。青灰色の灰釉が穏やかに器を覆い、萩焼特有の柔らかな土味が手に伝わる。径14.5cm、高さ8cmという堂々たる造形は、点前の場において自然な存在感を持つ。萩の土は使い込むほどに変化し、茶の色を吸い込み、独自の景色をつくってゆく — 萩の七化けと呼ばれる現象である。
共箱付き。大屋窯の作として箱書きが確認されており、来歴が明確。傷なし。萩焼の名は海外の茶道愛好者にも広く知られており、コレクターとして最初の一碗として選ばれることも多い。
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
- Kiln: Hagi ware (萩焼), Ōya kiln (大屋窯), Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Dimensions: D14.5cm × H8cm
- Glaze: Blue-grey natural ash glaze
- Condition: No damage
- Box: Tomobako (共箱) — wooden box inscribed by the maker
- Notable: Classic Hagi form — develops character through use (萩の七化け)
🔹 [ Includes ]
- Tea bowl
- Original tomobako (wooden box with maker's inscription)
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
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