{"product_id":"karatsu-kohiki-sakazuki-by-14th-nakazato-tarouemon-white-slip-cup","title":"Karatsu Kohiki Sakazuki by 14th Nakazato Tarouemon - White Slip Cup","description":"Experience authentic Japanese sake vessels with this Karatsu Kohiki Sakazuki by 14th Nakazato Tarouemon. This handcrafted sake cup serves as a Karatsu Ware Art piece and Kohiki Pottery work, featuring Japanese Ceramics and Sakazuki Form—a must-have for any collector seeking Sake Cup Craft and Living Heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: 14th Generation Nakazato Tarouemon (十四代中里太郎右衛門)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Kohiki (powder-drawn white slip) over Karatsu clay\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 8.0 cm × Height approx. 3.3 cm (3.1\" × 1.3\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist-signed wooden box), cloth wrapper, pamphlet\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Near mint – no chips, cracks, or repairs\u003cbr\u003e• Lineage: 12th Generation (Nakazato Muan) was Living National Treasure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKohiki—literally \"powder-drawn\"—is among the most contemplative techniques in the Karatsu tradition. White slip is brushed over dark iron-rich clay, creating a surface where two opposing natures coexist. The technique arrived from the Korean peninsula centuries ago and found its deepest expression in the kilns of Karatsu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nakazato family represents the most storied lineage in Karatsu ware. The 12th generation, Nakazato Muan, was designated a Living National Treasure for his mastery of this tradition. Each successive generation has carried forward this cultural weight while finding individual voice within the discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Where white slip meets dark earth, intention becomes visible.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Kohiki Surface**: The white slip coating reveals its application in swirling brush marks across the interior, each stroke a record of the maker’s hand. Dark undertones from the clay body emerge through the slip, creating an interplay of concealment and revelation that shifts with the light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Iron Signature**: A distinctive dark iron spot on the lower exterior body punctuates the white surface. In the Karatsu aesthetic, such natural occurrences are not flaws but declarations—moments where the clay asserts its own character through the veil of white slip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Sakazuki Form**: The wide, shallow profile is the classical form for ceremonial sake drinking. At 8cm across and only 3.3cm tall, this cup presents sake as a thin film across a broad surface, maximizing the aromatic experience and inviting contemplative pace.\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：十四代中里太郎右衛門\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：粉引（白化粧土）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：佐賀県唐津\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径約8.0cm × 高さ約3.3cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱・共布・共栞\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：極美品\u003cbr\u003e• 系譜：十二代中里無庵（人間国宝）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e中里家は唐津焼において最も由緒ある窯元であり、十二代中里無庵が人間国宝に認定されています。本作は粉引技法の本質—暗い素地の上に白泥を刷毛で引くことで生まれる、隠しと現れの対話—を端正に体現しています。内面に残る刷毛目の痕跡、外面下部に浮かぶ鉄斑、そして高台に露出する生の唐津土が、一碗の中に粉引の全てを語ります。\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*A surface divided between darkness and light, holding both without resolution.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61593291555186,"sku":"260113_a_1573","price":3121.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m95262648746_7.jpg?v=1771078155","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/karatsu-kohiki-sakazuki-by-14th-nakazato-tarouemon-white-slip-cup","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}