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Heian Yozan Ninsei Korin Style Natamame Bean Tea Bowl Kyo-yaki Chawan
Heian Yozan Ninsei Korin Style Natamame Bean Tea Bowl Kyo-yaki Chawan
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A Kyo-yaki tea bowl by Heian Yozan, rendered in the celebrated Ninsei-Korin decorative tradition. Bold overglaze enamel natamame (sword bean) motifs cascade across a warm cream ground, their green pods and gold-outlined leaves carrying the unmistakable vitality of Rimpa-inflected ceramic painting. A vessel where botanical observation meets poetic abstraction.
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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Heian Yozan (平安陽山)
• Technique: Overglaze enamel (上絵付) — Ninsei-Korin style
• Era: Showa–Heisei period
• Origin: Kyoto, Japan
• Dimensions: 12.5 cm × 7.5 cm (4.9" dia × 3.0" h)
• Box: Tomobako (signed wooden box)
• Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs; glaze intact throughout
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🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
The Ninsei-Korin aesthetic represents one of the most distinctive intersections in Japanese ceramic history — where the technical mastery of Nonomura Ninsei meets the bold decorative vision of Ogata Korin. This tea bowl carries that lineage forward with quiet conviction. The natamame, or sword bean, is a motif drawn from the natural world yet elevated through Rimpa sensibility into something approaching pure design. Each pod and tendril is rendered with deliberate brushwork that balances observation and stylization.
Heian Yozan works within the Kyo-yaki tradition, a lineage defined by refinement, cultural literacy, and dialogue with historical masters. The cream stoneware body provides a luminous ground against which the green enamel, iron-red accents, and gold outlines achieve their full resonance. This is not mere decoration — it is a conversation between centuries of ceramic thought.
The cylindrical form sits naturally in the hands, its proportions calibrated for both usability in temae and visual composure on the shelf. The natamame motif wraps confidently toward the rim, establishing a continuity between exterior expression and the serene cream interior.
*"A single vine carries the weight of a tradition — what appears as nature is, in truth, authorship."*
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🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
**Ninsei-Korin Legacy**: The Ninsei-Korin style emerged from the creative ferment of Edo-period Kyoto, where potters and painters freely exchanged ideas. Ninsei's technical innovations in overglaze enamel combined with Korin's daring compositional sense created a decorative language that remains vital in Kyo-yaki production today. This bowl inherits that language with fluency and presence.
**Natamame Motif**: The sword bean is a subject that appears throughout Japanese decorative arts — on screens, textiles, and ceramics alike. In the Rimpa tradition, its sprawling vines and oversized pods become vehicles for dynamic composition, their organic curves played against geometric precision. Here, the motif commands the bowl's surface with an inevitability that speaks to deep familiarity with the source material.
**Enamel Technique**: The layered application of green enamel, gold outlines, and iron-red accents requires precise firing control. Each color matures at a different temperature, demanding multiple kiln passes. The result — vivid color with no bleeding or degradation — attests to disciplined workshop practice.
**Kyo-yaki Context**: Kyoto ceramics have always been defined by cultural density. Unlike regional kilns focused on a single technique, Kyo-yaki potters are expected to command the full vocabulary of Japanese ceramic expression. This bowl demonstrates that breadth, integrating stoneware body, overglaze painting, and gold work in a single coherent statement.
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🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
【基本情報】
• 作家：平安陽山
• 技法：上絵付（仁清光琳写）
• 時代：昭和〜平成期
• 産地：京都
• 寸法：約口径12.5cm × 高さ7.5cm
• 付属：共箱
• 状態：良好 — 傷、ヒビ、直しなし
【解説】
仁清光琳写の手法で描かれたなた豆絵茶碗。温かみのあるクリーム色の素地に、緑釉の豆莢と金彩で縁取られた葉が大胆に展開する。琳派の装飾感覚を京焼の技術で再解釈した一碗である。
平安陽山は京焼の伝統を継承する作家として、仁清・光琳の美意識を現代に伝える。なた豆は琳派の画題として知られ、その蔓の動きと大振りな莢は、自然観察と意匠化の間に生まれる独特の緊張感を持つ。本作はその緊張感を茶碗という小宇宙に凝縮している。
筒形の端正なフォルムは手に馴染み、点前における実用性と鑑賞性を兼ね備える。内側の清潔なクリーム釉との対比が、外面の装飾をいっそう引き立てている。
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🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
*Where vine meets glaze, intention takes root.*
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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Artist: Heian Yozan (平安陽山)
• Technique: Overglaze enamel (上絵付) — Ninsei-Korin style
• Era: Showa–Heisei period
• Origin: Kyoto, Japan
• Dimensions: 12.5 cm × 7.5 cm (4.9" dia × 3.0" h)
• Box: Tomobako (signed wooden box)
• Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs; glaze intact throughout
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
The Ninsei-Korin aesthetic represents one of the most distinctive intersections in Japanese ceramic history — where the technical mastery of Nonomura Ninsei meets the bold decorative vision of Ogata Korin. This tea bowl carries that lineage forward with quiet conviction. The natamame, or sword bean, is a motif drawn from the natural world yet elevated through Rimpa sensibility into something approaching pure design. Each pod and tendril is rendered with deliberate brushwork that balances observation and stylization.
Heian Yozan works within the Kyo-yaki tradition, a lineage defined by refinement, cultural literacy, and dialogue with historical masters. The cream stoneware body provides a luminous ground against which the green enamel, iron-red accents, and gold outlines achieve their full resonance. This is not mere decoration — it is a conversation between centuries of ceramic thought.
The cylindrical form sits naturally in the hands, its proportions calibrated for both usability in temae and visual composure on the shelf. The natamame motif wraps confidently toward the rim, establishing a continuity between exterior expression and the serene cream interior.
*"A single vine carries the weight of a tradition — what appears as nature is, in truth, authorship."*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
**Ninsei-Korin Legacy**: The Ninsei-Korin style emerged from the creative ferment of Edo-period Kyoto, where potters and painters freely exchanged ideas. Ninsei's technical innovations in overglaze enamel combined with Korin's daring compositional sense created a decorative language that remains vital in Kyo-yaki production today. This bowl inherits that language with fluency and presence.
**Natamame Motif**: The sword bean is a subject that appears throughout Japanese decorative arts — on screens, textiles, and ceramics alike. In the Rimpa tradition, its sprawling vines and oversized pods become vehicles for dynamic composition, their organic curves played against geometric precision. Here, the motif commands the bowl's surface with an inevitability that speaks to deep familiarity with the source material.
**Enamel Technique**: The layered application of green enamel, gold outlines, and iron-red accents requires precise firing control. Each color matures at a different temperature, demanding multiple kiln passes. The result — vivid color with no bleeding or degradation — attests to disciplined workshop practice.
**Kyo-yaki Context**: Kyoto ceramics have always been defined by cultural density. Unlike regional kilns focused on a single technique, Kyo-yaki potters are expected to command the full vocabulary of Japanese ceramic expression. This bowl demonstrates that breadth, integrating stoneware body, overglaze painting, and gold work in a single coherent statement.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
【基本情報】
• 作家：平安陽山
• 技法：上絵付（仁清光琳写）
• 時代：昭和〜平成期
• 産地：京都
• 寸法：約口径12.5cm × 高さ7.5cm
• 付属：共箱
• 状態：良好 — 傷、ヒビ、直しなし
【解説】
仁清光琳写の手法で描かれたなた豆絵茶碗。温かみのあるクリーム色の素地に、緑釉の豆莢と金彩で縁取られた葉が大胆に展開する。琳派の装飾感覚を京焼の技術で再解釈した一碗である。
平安陽山は京焼の伝統を継承する作家として、仁清・光琳の美意識を現代に伝える。なた豆は琳派の画題として知られ、その蔓の動きと大振りな莢は、自然観察と意匠化の間に生まれる独特の緊張感を持つ。本作はその緊張感を茶碗という小宇宙に凝縮している。
筒形の端正なフォルムは手に馴染み、点前における実用性と鑑賞性を兼ね備える。内側の清潔なクリーム釉との対比が、外面の装飾をいっそう引き立てている。
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
*Where vine meets glaze, intention takes root.*
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