Experience Authentic Japanese Chawan Art with this Hakeme Tea Bowl. This Hounsai Certified vessel serves as an Urasenke Grand Master authenticated piece and Kiwame Authentication treasure, featuring a Brushmark Glaze Bowl with Shifuku Silk Pouch — the definitive Certified Tea Bowl for any Japanese Tea Ceremony collector seeking Authenticated Ceramics with documented Chawan With Provenance.
🔹 [ Basic Details ] • Authentication: Kiwame-bako by Hounsai (鵬雲斎), 15th generation Urasenke Grand Master • Technique: Hakeme (brushmark) — white slip over warm clay body • Era: Pre-2007 • Origin: Japan • Dimensions: Height approx. 5.5 cm, Width approx. 13.7 cm, Weight approx. 205 g • Box: Kiwame-bako (authentication box) by Hounsai • Accessories: Shifuku silk pouch • Condition: Good — appropriate age character
🔹 [ Cultural & Artistic Insight ] This chawan carries something beyond the maker's name: the judgment of Hounsai, the 15th generation Grand Master of Urasenke. The kiwame-bako is his. The decision to certify this bowl was his alone.
The bowl itself is wide-mouthed and open, inviting the whisk. White brushstrokes move across a warm clay body — hakeme, where the slip is applied in a single motion and allowed to reveal the speed of the hand. No stroke here was corrected. Each mark is final.
"Authenticated by the hand that has touched ten thousand bowls — provenance not claimed but proven."
🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ] Hakeme originated in Korean ceramic traditions and was embraced by Japanese tea masters for its directness. The technique involves dipping a coarse brush in white slip and sweeping it across the clay surface. The resulting marks carry the energy of the gesture — its speed, pressure, and intention.
In a world of ceramics where provenance is often claimed and rarely proven, the kiwame-bako offers the clearest possible evidence. Hounsai (Zabosai's predecessor) served as Grand Master of Urasenke for decades, and his authentication carries the weight of that lineage.
The wide, shallow form of this chawan invites generous whisking and creates a large surface for the tea foam — practical considerations that also serve aesthetic purposes.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
