{"product_id":"iga-ware-tea-bowl-green-ash-glaze-chawan-with-natural-kiln-effects","title":"Iga Ware Tea Bowl - Green Ash Glaze Chawan with Natural Kiln Effects","description":"Experience Authentic Japanese Art with this Iga Ware Tea Bowl. This Japanese Ash Glaze Chawan serves as a Natural Kiln Ceramic and Handmade Matcha Bowl, featuring Green Drip Glaze and Rustic Earth Pottery—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking Wabi Sabi Ceramic and Zen Tea Ceremony essentials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Signed (name on box)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Iga-yaki with natural ash glaze\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Showa-Heisei Period\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 12.5 cm (4.9 in), Height approx. 8.5 cm (3.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Wooden storage box included\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIga ware embodies perhaps the most primal aesthetic in Japanese ceramics. Born from the ancient lake-bed clay of Mie Prefecture, Iga pottery endures extreme temperatures that transform rough earth into surfaces of extraordinary depth and character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis chawan displays the hallmarks of Iga tradition: coarse, sandy clay visible beneath cascading green ash glaze, with areas of exposed red-orange bisque creating a landscape of fire and earth. The \"bidoro\" (glass-like) glaze flows naturally where wood ash accumulated during anagama (tunnel kiln) firing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Where flame kissed clay, green glass rivers formed—each drop a testament to fire's patient artistry.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Iga Tradition**: Iga ware dates to the 7th century, making it one of Japan's oldest continuous pottery traditions. Tea master Furuta Oribe particularly championed Iga's wild beauty in the Momoyama period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Natural Ash Glazing**: Unlike applied glazes, Iga's characteristic green-glass effects occur naturally when wood ash settles on pieces during multi-day firings. The glaze literally falls from the sky of the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Visible Earth**: The deliberate exposure of unglazed clay celebrates the material's origin. This \"doaji\" (earth taste) connects the user to the geological history of the Iga region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Collector Significance**: Authentic Iga ware represents Japanese ceramics at its most elemental—where human intention meets natural process in the alchemical space of the kiln.\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：銘あり（箱書）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：伊賀焼、自然釉\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：昭和～平成期\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：三重県伊賀市\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：径約12.5cm、高さ約8.5cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：木箱\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e伊賀焼は、日本陶芸の中でも最も原始的な美を持つ焼き物の一つです。古代湖の底に堆積した三重県の土は、高温焼成により独特の深みのある表情を生み出します。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eこの茶碗は、粗い砂気の土に緑色の自然灰釉が流れ落ち、露出した赤橙色の素地との対比が火と土の風景を描いています。穴窯での長時間焼成中に降り積もった木灰が「ビードロ」と呼ばれるガラス質の釉となり、自然の造形美を見せています。\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*From Iga's ancient earth, fire and ash conspire to create landscapes of glass and stone.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61566206083442,"sku":"260130_1898","price":686.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/sku_260130_1898_1.jpg?v=1770636641","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/iga-ware-tea-bowl-green-ash-glaze-chawan-with-natural-kiln-effects","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}