{"product_id":"iroe-wisteria-matcha-bowl-by-tanaka-juho-kyoto-overglaze-enamel-chawan-with-tomobako","title":"Iroe Wisteria Matcha Bowl by Tanaka Juho — Kyoto Overglaze Enamel Chawan with Tomobako","description":"Experience Authentic Japan Art with this Kyoto Iroe Chawan. This Japanese Tea Bowl serves as a Matcha Bowl and Overglaze Enamel Tea Bowl, featuring Wisteria Motif Ceramics and Gold Enamel Pottery—a must-have for any Art Collector. Crafted by Kyoto Iroe Artist Tanaka Juho, this Signed Japanese Pottery piece exemplifies Hand-Painted Tea Ceremony Ware at its most considered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Tanaka Juho (田中寿宝) — Kyoto iroe overglaze enamel specialist\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Iroe enamels (red, purple, green, grey) with gold outline on Ki-Kochi-style warm cream ground\u003cbr\u003e• Era: 2000s–2010s (contemporary Kyoto craft)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kyoto, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Height approx. 8.1 cm, Diameter approx. 12.4 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed tomobako (original wooden box) inscribed 色絵藤 with red seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Very good overall; minor glaze loss near foot rim, unobtrusive in use\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eWisteria — fuji — has marked the Japanese calendar since the Heian court, when nobles gathered beneath cascading violet blooms at Kasuga Shrine and composed verse in the falling light. On this bowl, Tanaka Juho reinterprets the motif through the vocabulary of Ki-Kochi ware: a warm yellow ground that carries its own quiet luminosity, against which the overglaze red and gold clusters seem to float rather than rest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe racemes cascade from turquoise-green compound leaves, rendered with the controlled looseness that separates Kyoto iroe from the more rigid porcelain traditions. Inside, the motif spills over the rim — a detail visible only to the person holding the bowl, which is the point. Tea ceremony objects reserve their deepest gestures for the moment of use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gold branches do not decorate. They trace the weight of bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003eKi-Kochi — literally \"yellow Kochi\" — refers to a style of Kyoto ware distinguished by its warm, ivory-yellow ground glaze. The tradition traces to the early Edo period, when Chinese lead-silicate yellow glazes were adapted by Kyoto craftsmen into a softer, more yielding ground suited to overpainting. Unlike the saturated yellows of Chinese export wares, Ki-Kochi ground has an organic warmth: it reads as living material, not mineral deposit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTanaka Juho works within this tradition while maintaining an individual hand. The application here is deliberately uneven — slight pooling near the foot, a gentle variation in surface reflectivity — which prevents the ground from becoming mere backdrop. The warm cream functions as a third participant in the composition, alongside the green foliage and the red-gold wisteria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIroe enamel technique involves firing a base glaze, then applying low-fire overglaze enamels in a second kiln cycle, typically at 700–850°C. Gold is applied last, either as gold leaf pressed into wet glaze or as a gold-infused enamel. The result is a layering that cannot be fully appreciated in photographs: the enamels sit above the surface plane, creating micro-shadows that shift with the angle of light and the movement of the bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWisteria as motif carries particular resonance in the tea room. It blooms in late spring — the season most associated with transience in Japanese poetics — and its hanging clusters mirror the suspended, receptive quality of the tea practitioner's state of mind. For Western collectors, the motif translates immediately as a symbol of Japan's most celebrated garden tradition, while retaining the deeper temporal register for those who recognize it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tomobako, signed and sealed by the artist, is an archival document as much as a container. It establishes provenance, fixes the artist's identity, and names the work: 色絵藤 — iroe fuji, overglaze enamel wisteria. This specificity of naming is a Kyoto convention: the box title is not decorative, it is testimonial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 【 基本情報 】\u003cbr\u003e• 作家：田中寿宝（京焼・色絵陶芸家）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：色絵（赤・紫・緑・灰）＋金彩　黄交趾風温かみのある乳黄地\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：2000年代〜2010年代（現代京焼）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：京都\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：高さ約8.1cm、径約12.4cm\u003cbr\u003e• 箱：共箱（作家署名・朱印入り）「色絵藤」と記\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：概ね良好。高台脇に軽微な釉剥げあり、使用上は目立たず\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 【 文化と技法の解説 】\u003cbr\u003e藤の花は、平安の王朝文化から日本人の美意識に深く刻まれた意匠である。春日大社の藤棚のもとに集い、花房の垂れ下がりに無常を読んだ人々の感性が、この茶碗の形に静かに宿っている。田中寿宝は、その主題を黄交趾風の地色に乗せた。温かみのある乳黄の地は、それ自体がすでに光を持つ。そこに赤と金の花房、翡翠色の複葉が重なり、ひとつの季節の気配が生まれる。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e見込みの内側にも枝葉が溢れ込み、茶碗を手にした者だけが知るひとつの景色がある。茶道具の最も深い意匠は、持った瞬間にしか現れない。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e金の枝線は、装飾ではない。重さの記録である。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 【 詳細解説 】\u003cbr\u003e黄交趾とは、京都の陶芸家たちが中国の鉛珪酸塩黄釉を独自に解釈し、より柔らかく温かみのある地釉へと転換させた様式を指す。磁器系の強烈な黄とは異なり、生きた素材のように呼吸する地肌が特徴である。田中寿宝のこの作品でも、釉薬のたまりや微細な光沢の変化が残り、地色が単なる背景ではなく構成の一員として機能している。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e色絵技法は、素地に本焼きを施した後、低火度（700〜850℃）の絵具で上絵付けを行う二段階焼成である。金彩は最終工程で施され、金箔または金を含む上絵具として表面に定着する。写真ではとらえきれない微細な立体感が生まれ、光の角度と手の動きによって表情が変化する。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e藤の意匠が茶室に持ち込まれるとき、それは晩春の時間を連れてくる。無常と受容の感覚を呼び覚ます季節の記憶。西洋の鑑賞者にとっても、藤は日本庭園美学の象徴として即座に認識される。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e共箱の「色絵藤」という銘は、装飾的な表題ではなく証言である。作家がこの碗に与えた名前であり、その意図の記録である。\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","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61800225276274,"sku":"260424_a_2760","price":1095.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m77138477338_1.jpg?v=1776992288","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/iroe-wisteria-matcha-bowl-by-tanaka-juho-kyoto-overglaze-enamel-chawan-with-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}