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Kato Shunto Hakeme Hira-Chawan — Dragon Kiln, Signed Box

Kato Shunto Hakeme Hira-Chawan — Dragon Kiln, Signed Box

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Wide flat hira-chawan by Kato Shunto, fired in the dragon kiln (ryu-yo). Dynamic white hakeme brush strokes over dark gray-green glaze. Interior shows swirling mark patterns. Signed tomobako.

Collectors seeking hakeme chawan, hira-chawan flat tea bowl, Kato Shunto pottery, or dragon kiln stoneware with signed box will find the brushwork here holds its own in any collection.

【 DETAILS 】
• Technique: Hakeme (brush-mark glaze), ryu-yo (dragon kiln) wood firing
• Artist: Kato Shunto — signed box with artist seal
• Form: Hira-chawan (flat, wide chawan) — the summer bowl form
• Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or restoration
• Provenance: Original signed wooden tomobako
• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 14 cm / Height approx. 5.5 cm

【 CULTURAL INSIGHT 】
The hira-chawan — wide, shallow, unhurried — is the bowl of summer practice. It allows the tea to cool, gives the hands a different relationship with the form. Hakeme, the technique of applying white slip with a stiff brush in decisive strokes, was originally a Korean craft absorbed into Japanese ceramics through the tea tradition. What makes a hakeme piece arresting is not polish but velocity: the marks record a moment of motion, then freeze it in the kiln.

【 DEEP DIVE 】
Kato Shunto's work in the dragon kiln draws on traditions of atmospheric firing where temperature variation and ash deposit are participants in the final surface. The gray-green base glaze on this bowl has the character of a celadon that chose restraint over perfection — muted, cool, foundational. Against it, the white hakeme strokes move with evident purpose. The interior spiral pattern, visible during the tea preparation, becomes part of the ritual: the bowl is not background but presence. The wide, flat rim invites the hands to settle.

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【 加藤舜陶 刷毛目平茶碗 龍窯 】
加藤舜陶作の刷毛目平茶碗。龍窯焼成による深みある灰緑釉に、白の刷毛目が躍動的に走る夏向きの平形茶碗。共箱付き。直径約14cm、高さ約5.5cm。

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