{"product_id":"korean-kairagi-chawan-chiyo-no-tomo-seo-seongil-signed-box","title":"Korean Kairagi Chawan 'Chiyo no Tomo' — Seo Seongil, Signed Box","description":"Korean kairagi (crawling glaze) tea bowl named 'Chiyo no Tomo' (Eternal Friend) by Seo Seongil of North Gyeongsang, Korea. Magnificent textured surface with warm salmon-coral tones. Flared conical form. Signed tomobako with calligraphy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollectors seeking kairagi chawan, Korean tea bowl Japan, crawling glaze chawan, named tea bowl, or Korean ceramic artist Japan will find this piece carries geological weight and personal name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【 DETAILS 】\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Kairagi (crawling glaze) — a glaze that breaks into a dramatic textured surface during firing\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Seo Seongil (徐仙吉) — ceramicist from North Gyeongsang Province, Korea\u003cbr\u003e• Name: 'Chiyo no Tomo' (千代の友) — Eternal Friend — inscribed on box\u003cbr\u003e• Form: Flared conical chawan — a classic Korean-influenced form absorbed into Japanese tea tradition\u003cbr\u003e• Glaze: Warm salmon\/coral with deep crawling texture; natural ash ground\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or restoration\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Signed tomobako with calligraphic inscription including Korean origin\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 13 cm \/ Height approx. 8 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【 CULTURAL INSIGHT 】\u003cbr\u003eThe kairagi surface — a glaze that contracts dramatically during cooling, pulling away from the clay to form a textured terrain of ridges, valleys, and islands — has been prized in Japanese tea ceramics since the Momoyama period. The name derives from the Japanese word for a type of sharkskin texture, and the visual analogy holds: the surface is alive with pattern that catches and holds light differently at every angle. Korean ceramicists, continuing the lineage that produced the great Goryeo and Joseon bowls brought to Japan by tea masters, have maintained a distinct relationship with this effect — more geological, more unconditional than the controlled crawling sometimes achieved in Japanese kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【 DEEP DIVE 】\u003cbr\u003eSeo Seongil's work from North Gyeongsang Province draws on the regional clay and glaze traditions of eastern Korea, where high-iron clays and wood-ash glazes produce surfaces of particular warmth. The salmon-coral tone of this bowl's kairagi ground is not a pigmented effect but the result of clay mineralogy and firing atmosphere in conversation. The name 'Chiyo no Tomo' — Eternal Friend — is not merely poetic: named bowls in the tea tradition carry that name as part of their use. When the bowl is placed in the alcove or held in the hands during ceremony, the name is present. The box calligraphy, noting the Korean origin, declares the lineage openly — this bowl does not pretend to be Japanese. It arrived as itself, and was received as itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e【 高麗かいらぎ茶碗「千代の友」徐仙吉作 】\u003cbr\u003e韓国慶尚北道の作家・徐仙吉によるかいらぎ茶碗。銘「千代の友」。見事なかいらぎ肌に温かみのあるサーモンコーラル色が広がる。共箱（韓国産記入）付き。直径約13cm、高さ約8cm。\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","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61687481434482,"sku":"260318_a_2515","price":711.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m40941034836_1.jpg?v=1774105104","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/korean-kairagi-chawan-chiyo-no-tomo-seo-seongil-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}