{"product_id":"kato-sakusuke-black-oribe-tea-bowl-flower-cutout-design-signed-box","title":"Kato Sakusuke Black Oribe Tea Bowl — Flower Cutout Design, Signed Box","description":"A black Oribe matcha bowl by Kato Sakusuke holds the central tension of the Oribe aesthetic: black iron glaze interrupted by a white clay window, where painted flowers emerge from exposed ground. The rim rises slightly asymmetric. The weight in the hand is deliberate. This is a bowl that knows what it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◾ Artist: Kato Sakusuke (加藤作助), Seto — master of the Oribe tradition\u003cbr\u003e◾ Dimensions: approx. 6.5cm height × 13cm × 11.7cm\u003cbr\u003e◾ Glaze: Deep black iron glaze (kuro-oribe); white clay cutout panel with painted flower motif\u003cbr\u003e◾ Condition: No chips or cracks\u003cbr\u003e◾ Provenance: Signed artist's wood box (共箱) included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◽ Cultural Insight\u003cbr\u003eBlack Oribe (黒織部) is among the most deliberately theatrical of all Japanese ceramic traditions. Developed in Mino (present-day Gifu Prefecture) in the late Momoyama period under the influence of tea master Furuta Oribe, it breaks the symmetry that governs most ceramic traditions. A panel of unglazed white clay is intentionally left visible — a window cut from the darkness — where painted motifs appear in iron pigment. The tension between black and white, controlled and accidental, is the subject of the piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◽ Deep Dive\u003cbr\u003eKato Sakusuke is recognized as a craftsman who maintains the discipline of classical Seto-Mino firing while bringing personal authority to each piece. In this bowl, the cutout panel on the lower body reveals a floral design — stylized petals and leaves rendered in iron wash on white clay. The black glaze carries a subtle green iridescence at certain angles. The slightly faceted, non-circular mouth is not irregularity but intent: Oribe bowls were meant to resist the eye's desire for perfection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◽ 日本語説明\u003cbr\u003e加藤作助による黒織部花文茶碗。黒釉と白化粧の切り抜き意匠に、鉄絵の花文が映えます。わずかに歪んだ口縁と非対称の造形が、織部美学の核心を体現。共箱付き。\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":61649525539186,"sku":"260307_a_2400","price":976.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m21099975957_1.jpg?v=1773129329","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kato-sakusuke-black-oribe-tea-bowl-flower-cutout-design-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}