Kato Yaemon worked within the Oribe tradition — iron painting on white crackle clay, the green copper glaze arriving as punctuation. This chaire carries butterfly and flora across its body with the economy of a practiced calligrapher: each element placed, none crowded. The shifuku is purple silk. The wooden lid fits without adjustment. Tomobako signed by the maker.
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ] • Artist: Kato Yaemon • Technique: Oribe iron painting with copper-green glaze • Era: Contemporary • Origin: Mino, Gifu • Dimensions: Height approx. 6.3 cm, Mouth diameter approx. 5.7 cm • Box: Signed tomobako with silk shifuku and wooden lid • Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs
Five point seven centimeters at the mouth, six point three centimeters tall. A chaire of this proportion sits in the hand fully. The complete set — caddy, silk bag, wooden lid, storage box — arrives intact. No chips, no cracks, no repairs.
In the tea room, the chaire contains the tea that makes the ceremony possible. Its shifuku is chosen and changed with the season, with the guest, with the occasion. This one comes with its original silk. That continuity is not incidental.
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
