{"product_id":"hagi-ware-white-chawan-by-ono-zuiho-yamaguchi-tea-bowl-with-signed-box","title":"Hagi Ware White Chawan by Ono Zuiho - Yamaguchi Tea Bowl with Signed Box","description":"Experience authentic Japanese tea ceremony ceramics with this Hagi Ware White Chawan by Ōno Zuihō. This Japanese Tea Bowl serves as a Hagi Ware Masterwork and Matcha Chawan, featuring Classic White Glaze and Visible Crazing—a must-have for any Tea Collector seeking Yamaguchi Pottery and Wabi Sabi Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Ōno Zuihō (大野瑞峰)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Hagi white glaze with crazing (kannyu)\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Approx. 13 cm diameter × 8 cm height (5.1\" × 3.1\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist-signed wooden box)\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) from Yamaguchi Prefecture stands as one of Japan's most revered ceramic traditions, intimately connected to tea ceremony culture since the 16th century. This chawan by Ōno Zuihō demonstrates the essential Hagi aesthetic: a tall, gently conical form glazed in the classic white Hagi glaze with soft lavender-grey undertones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe visible crazing (kannyu\/貫入) across the surface is not imperfection but intention—a deliberate quality that allows the bowl to absorb tea over time, gradually changing color and developing what tea practitioners call \"nurturing the bowl\" (chawan wo yashinau\/茶碗を育てる). The exposed reddish clay at the foot ring (kodai) provides both visual and textural contrast, grounding the ethereal quality of the glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Ōno Zuihō works within the lineage of potters who understand that a tea bowl is not decoration but instrument—shaped for the hand, weighted for presence, glazed for transformation.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Form and Presence**: The form rises with confidence—neither timid nor assertive. The upward taper creates a relationship between rim and base that suggests lift without fragility. When held, the bowl settles into the palm with quiet authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Hagi White Glaze**: Hagi white glaze carries a particular density. Not opaque white but translucent, allowing the clay body to inform the surface quality. The lavender-grey undertones emerge where glaze pools and thins, creating subtle gradations that shift with light and viewing angle. This is not applied decoration but material conversation—clay and glaze in dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Crazing Network**: The crazing pattern develops through controlled thermal shock during firing. Each crack represents a pathway for tea to enter, staining the glaze over months and years of use. A new Hagi bowl is potential; a used Hagi bowl is testimony. This piece sits at the beginning of that journey, its crazing network established, its color transformation awaiting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Kodai Craftsmanship**: The kodai (foot ring) shows careful trimming—clean lines, deliberate proportions. The exposed clay here provides friction when the bowl is set down, prevents slipping, and offers visual punctuation to the glaze's softness.\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：大野瑞峰\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：萩白釉・貫入\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：山口県萩\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径紓13cm × 高さ約8cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好（ヒビ・カケなし）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e大野瑞峰による萩焼茶碗。萩焼特有の白釉に淡い紫灰色の調子が見られ、全体に貫入が入る。やや高めの円錐形で、優美な立ち上がりを持つ。高台の露出した赤土が視覚的・触覚的な対比を生み出す。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e「茶碗を育てる」という萩焼の伝統を体現する一碗。使い込むほどに茶が浸透し、貫入に沿って色が変化していく。状態良好、共箱付き。\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 waits. Crazing maps the path ahead—tea writes the journey.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61593795002738,"sku":"260121_a_1591","price":653.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m88501827005_1.jpg?v=1771077863","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/hagi-ware-white-chawan-by-ono-zuiho-yamaguchi-tea-bowl-with-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}