Ki-Seto Chawan by Ozu Hozen — Imperial Theme 'Green', Signed Box

Ki-Seto (yellow Seto) chawan by Ozu Hozen, made for the imperial theme 'Midori' (Green). Warm amber body with characteristic iron spotting and Oribe-style green drip glaze at rim. Signed tomobako.

Collectors searching for Ki-Seto chawan, yellow Seto tea bowl, Oribe glaze chawan, imperial theme chokoku ceramics, or signed Seto ware will find this bowl carries both craft rigor and cultural context.

【 DETAILS 】
• Technique: Ki-Seto (yellow Seto ware) — traditional Mino ceramic style
• Artist: Ozu Hozen — signed wooden tomobako
• Theme: Chokoku (imperial poetic theme) — 'Midori' (Green), an annual designation
• Glaze: Warm amber Ki-Seto with iron spotting; Oribe-green drip glaze near rim
• Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or restoration
• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 11 cm / Height approx. 7.5 cm

【 CULTURAL INSIGHT 】
Ki-Seto — yellow Seto ware — is one of the four ancient Mino styles that defined the aesthetic revolution of Momoyama-period tea ceramics. Its warm amber body, achieved through reduction and iron content in the clay and glaze, was explicitly chosen by tea masters as an alternative to Chinese perfection: deliberately Japanese, deliberately imperfect. The chokoku — the imperial poetic theme announced each New Year — has inspired ceramicists, calligraphers, and poets for centuries. A piece made to the theme carries the weight of that cultural moment.

【 DEEP DIVE 】
The Oribe-style green glaze drip at the rim of this Ki-Seto bowl is not accidental — it is a deliberate compositional element, referencing the Furuta Oribe aesthetic of color contrast within a single vessel. Where Ki-Seto is amber and internal, the green drip is outward-facing and modern in gesture. The pairing was understood by Momoyama-period tea masters as an expression of controlled tension: warmth and coolness, restraint and flourish in a single fired surface. The chokoku theme 'Midori' adds a conceptual layer — the bowl does not merely exist; it participates in a cultural dialogue that extends beyond the tea room.

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【 黄瀬戸茶碗 大津豊泉造 勅題「緑」】
黄瀬戸の典型的な温かみある琥珀色の地肌に、縁に織部釉の緑が流れ落ちる。勅題「緑」にちなんだ作品。共箱付き。直径約11cm、高さ約7.5cm。

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