Hori-Mishima Carved Inlay Tea Bowl - Celadon Chrysanthemum Hirachawan

Experience authentic Japanese tea ceremony art with this Hori-Mishima Carved Inlay Tea Bowl. This Celadon Hirachawan serves as a Korean Technique Masterwork and Geometric Carved Chawan, featuring chrysanthemum stamp patterns and white slip inlay—a must-have for any collector seeking Japanese Ceramics and Summer Tea Bowl traditions.

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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]

• Artist: Artisan (signature present on tomobako, name unclear)
• Technique: Hori-Mishima (carved inlay with white slip under celadon glaze)
• Era: Contemporary (early 2000s)
• Origin: Japan
• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 15 cm × Height approx. 6.2 cm (5.9" × 2.4")
• Box: Tomobako inscribed “彫三島 茶盌” with artist signature
• Condition: Excellent – no cracks, chips, or repairs

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🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]

Mishima ware traces its lineage to 15th-century Korean ceramics—specifically Buncheong wares with their stamped and inlaid decoration. When these techniques migrated to Japan via Karatsu in northern Kyushu, they became foundational to the tea ceremony’s aesthetic vocabulary. Hori-Mishima, the carved variant, demands exceptional patience: the potter carves geometric patterns into leather-hard clay, then fills the recesses with contrasting white slip before glazing.

This bowl exemplifies the technique at its most refined. Concentric bands of herringbone and chevron patterns encircle the wide, shallow form, while the center holds a constellation of chrysanthemum stamps—each no larger than a fingertip. The celadon glaze pools gently in the carved channels, creating subtle gradations of blue-gray that shift with the light. At 15cm wide and only 6.2cm tall, this is a classic hirachawan—the flat bowl preferred for summer tea gatherings.

*"The potter’s blade does not erase the clay—it carves space for silence to settle."*

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🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]

**The Hirachawan Form**: At 15cm wide and only 6.2cm tall, this flat tea bowl allows matcha to cool quickly during summer gatherings. The broad rim offers an expansive canvas for the potter’s decorative vision. The unglazed reddish-brown foot ring provides tactile contrast.

**Precision & Patience**: Each line must be carved at the precise moment when clay is firm enough to hold an edge but soft enough not to crack. White slip is pressed into grooves, wiped clean, and bisque-fired before the temperamental celadon glaze is applied thin enough to preserve detail.

**Pattern Language**: The exterior repeats herringbone motifs in stark form, while the interior softens geometry with organic chrysanthemum stamps. This duality—angular precision meeting floral spontaneity—reflects tea ceremony’s central tension: structure and freedom.

**Korean Roots, Japanese Expression**: Mishima technique bridges two ceramic cultures. Korean Buncheong spontaneity meets Japanese tea-ceremony refinement, creating something that belongs fully to neither tradition—and is richer for it.

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🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]

【基本情報】
• 作家：作家物（共箱に署名あり）
• 技法：彫三島手（白泥象嵌・青磁釉）
• 時代：現代（2000年代初頭）
• 産地：日本
• 寸法：口径約15cm × 高さ約6.2cm
• 付属：共箱（「彫三島 茶盌」銘入）
• 状態：良好（無傷）

【解説】
三島手は李朝陶磁の粉青沙器に由来し、唐津を経て日本の茶陶に定着した技法です。本作は「彫三島」と呼ばれる変種で、幾何学文様を彫り込んだ後に白土を埋め込む高度な技術を要します。見込には菊花の印文が規則正しく配され、織物のような綻密さを見せます。高台は無釉で赤褐色の素地を残し、視覚と触覚の対比が茶席に深みを添えます。平茶碗の姿は夏の茶事にふさわしい一碗です。

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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 geometry meets breath, the tea bowl waits.*