{"product_id":"kobai-plum-guinomi-by-arakawa-takeo-suigetsu-kiln-overglaze-cup","title":"Kobai Plum Guinomi by Arakawa Takeo - Suigetsu Kiln Overglaze Cup","description":"Experience authentic Japanese sake vessels with this Kobai Plum Guinomi by Arakawa Takeo. This handcrafted sake cup serves as a Mino Ware Craft piece and Overglaze Enamel work, featuring Plum Blossom Art and Gold Accent Cup design—a must-have for any collector seeking Sake Cup Craft and Painted Pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Arakawa Takeo (荒川武夫)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Overglaze enamel (iro-e) with gold accents on crackled white\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan – Kokeisan Suigetsu kiln (虎渓山水月窯)\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 6.8 cm × Height approx. 4.5 cm (2.7\" × 1.8\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist-signed wooden box), pamphlet\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent – no chips, cracks, or repairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe red plum blossom (kobai) holds singular meaning in Japanese culture. It is the first flower to bloom while snow still covers the ground—a symbol not of beauty alone, but of perseverance and the quiet arrival of change. To paint it on a vessel meant for sake is to pair two forms of warmth: the liquor and the season turning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArakawa Takeo works from the Kokeisan Suigetsu kiln in Tajimi, the historic heart of Mino ceramic production. This guinomi carries a dense, generous arrangement of plum blossoms across its entire surface. Red enamel petals cluster thickly along iron-oxide branches, with green buds providing counterpoint and gold accents marking the larger flower centers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Branch, blossom, gold center—winter ending on a clay wall.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Abundant Composition**: This piece carries a denser arrangement of blossoms than typical work in the style. The composition fills the cup with unapologetic abundance—a celebration held in the palm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Barrel Form**: At 6.8cm wide and 4.5cm tall, this guinomi takes a cylindrical, barrel-shaped profile that sits with satisfying weight. The proportions favor volume and presence over delicacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Crackled White Ground**: The base glaze presents a network of fine crazing that creates a textured field against which the painted blossoms gain depth. This crackle pattern ages with the piece, carrying the character of use over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Interior Earth Tone**: While the exterior celebrates color and motif, the interior presents an earth-toned brown glaze—a quiet counterpoint creating two distinct experiences within a single vessel.\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：荒川武夫\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：色絵・金彩・貫入白釉\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：岐阜県多治見（虎渓山水月窯）\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径約6.8cm × 高さ約4.5cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱・栞\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e荒川武夫作、紅梅文酒盃。虎渓山水月窯にて制作。白い貫入釉の上に紅梅を上絵付けで描いた華やかな酒盃です。赤い花弁、鉄絵の枝、緑の蔕、そして金彩の花芯が密度高く器面を覆い、手の中に春の到来を感じさせます。内面は落ち着いた茶褐色の釉薬で、外面の華やぎとの対比が印象的です。\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*Red petals on white ground—the first warmth before the world agrees it is spring.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61593291817330,"sku":"260113_a_1577","price":1656.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m60324995481_8.jpg?v=1771078253","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kobai-plum-guinomi-by-arakawa-takeo-suigetsu-kiln-overglaze-cup","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}