{"product_id":"kiseto-chawan-by-seiho-japanese-matcha-bowl-with-amber-yellow-glaze-and-iris-motif-signed-box","title":"Kiseto Chawan by Seiho - Japanese Matcha Bowl with Amber Yellow Glaze and Iris Motif, Signed Box","description":"Experience the warm golden light of authentic Japanese Kiseto ceramics with this Kiseto Tea Bowl by Seiho (晴峰). This handthrown Matcha Bowl serves as a Kiseto Yellow Ware Chawan and Traditional Mino Ware Ceramic, featuring deep amber glaze with rich layered throwing lines and shobu-de iris-style decoration—a must-have for any collector seeking the warm, honey-toned beauty of classical Japanese tea ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Seiho (晴峰)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Kiseto-yaki (yellow Seto ware) with amber feldspar glaze, shobu-de (iris) motif, characteristic horizontal throwing bands\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei-Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Mino region, Gifu Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 11 cm × Height approx. 8.4 cm (4.3\" × 3.3\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist-signed wooden box)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good – no cracks or chips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiseto (黄瀬戸) is one of the most historically significant of the Mino glazes, a group that includes Oribe, Shino, and Setoguro, all originating in the ceramic heartland of Gifu Prefecture and reaching their creative peak during the Momoyama period (late 16th century). Among these, Kiseto occupies a particular position: where Oribe is bold and Shino is soft, Kiseto is warm—its characteristic amber-yellow glaze suggesting late afternoon light, ripe grain, the color of autumn before its deepening into darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeiho's bowl here is a full-bodied, confident example of the kiseto tradition. The amber glaze catches the throwing lines in rich relief, creating a striated surface that photographs as a landscape of horizontal ridges. The images reveal the interior to be particularly fine—a deep golden amber bowl showing the concentric rings of the wheel's motion preserved in glaze, like the rings of a cut tree or the ripples of still water disturbed once and then settling. A dark accent band runs horizontally near the midpoint of the exterior, the shobu-de (菖蒲手) characteristic of iris-motif kiseto ware.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolding this bowl is a warm experience in the most physical sense. The walls are substantial, retaining heat; the glaze has a soft, almost waxy quality under the hand; and the amber-golden color creates an immediate sense of comfort and seasonal grounding. It is a bowl that belongs to autumn afternoons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Amber caught in clay—the light of late October, held still by fire, held again by the tea master's hands.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Kiseto Glaze Chemistry**: The distinctive amber-yellow of Kiseto ware is achieved through a feldspar-based glaze containing iron oxide fired in a reduction atmosphere, which converts the iron to a warm golden tone. Minor variations in clay composition, kiln atmosphere, and firing temperature create the subtle range from bright yellow to deep amber-brown visible on the exterior of this bowl, with darker pooling at the throwing lines and lighter ridges at the crests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Shobu-de and the Iris Tradition**: The shobu-de (菖蒲手) designation in Kiseto refers to a sub-style in which a horizontal band of more intensely colored or textured glaze runs around the middle of the vessel, evoking the striated quality of iris leaves (shobu). This feature is visible here as the darker horizontal accent mid-body and represents one of the defining stylistic markers of classical Kiseto design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Mino Ware and Momoyama Aesthetics**: The Mino ceramics tradition—encompassing Kiseto, Oribe, Shino, and Setoguro—emerged during the Momoyama period under the influence of tea masters seeking alternatives to Chinese Song dynasty wares. These ceramics were the first purely Japanese contribution to the highest tiers of tea aesthetics, representing a turning point in which Japan ceased importing beauty and began defining it on its own terms.\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：晴峰\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：黄瀬戸焼（長石釉、菖蒲手）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：岐阜県 美濃\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：直径約11cm × 高さ約8.4cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好（ヒビ・カケなし）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e黄瀬戸は志野・織部・瀬戸黒とともに桃山時代の美濃焼四大様式のひとつで、その温かな飴色の釉薬が最大の特徴です。本作は晴峰作の黄瀬戸茶碗で、しっかりとした轆轤目に飴釉が乗り、外壁に深みのある濃淡が生まれています。菖蒲手に見られる横帯の濃い景色が中腹を締め、全体に力強い存在感を与えています。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e見込みは特に印象的で、轆轤の螺旋が同心円として飴釉に刻まれ、静水の波紋を思わせる美しい内景を見せています。黄瀬戸の飴色は秋の夕暮れの光に例えられることが多く、この茶碗もそのような温もりを手の中に届けてくれます。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e黄瀬戸の釉薬は長石に酸化鉄を加えた配合で、焼成時の還元雰囲気により独特の飴色が生まれます。茶の緑との対比が美しく、茶席での実用と鑑賞の両面において優れた茶碗です。共箱は作家落款入りで、保存状態は良好です。\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*The amber of late autumn, fixed in glaze—warm in the hand, warm in the eye, warm in the moment of tea.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61818857685362,"sku":"260429_a_2795","price":488.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m81742244232_1.jpg?v=1777480060","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kiseto-chawan-by-seiho-japanese-matcha-bowl-with-amber-yellow-glaze-and-iris-motif-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}