{"product_id":"koubei-gama-aka-e-floral-confectionery-bowl-kato-sadao-mino-porcelain-with-box","title":"Koubei-gama Aka-e Floral Confectionery Bowl - Kato Sadao Mino Porcelain with Box","description":"Experience authentic Japanese porcelain with this Koubei-gama Aka-e Floral Confectionery Bowl. This Mino Ware Kashiki Bachi serves as a Red Painted Porcelain Art and Living Treasure Heritage, featuring Arabesque Flower Pattern and Green Enamel Accent—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking Kato Sadao Supervised and Traditional Kaiseki Ware.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Kiln: Koubei-gama (幸兵衛窯) — supervised by Kato Sadao (加藤貞男)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Aka-e (赤絵) — iron-red overglaze with green enamel on white porcelain\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Toki\/Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan (Mino region)\u003cbr\u003e• Type: Kashiki-bachi (菓子鉢) — confectionery serving bowl for tea ceremony\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 16.3 cm, Height approx. 7.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Presentation box with calligraphic label\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Unused — pristine, never used\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoubei-gama holds a singular position in the Mino ceramic landscape. Founded in the late Edo period, this kiln produced wares for the Imperial household and cultivated a lineage of master potters that culminated in Kato Takuo's designation as a Living National Treasure for his revival of Persian-style luster ware. Under the Kato family's continued stewardship, the kiln maintains standards of technical excellence that bridge historical mastery and contemporary production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe aka-e (red painting) technique on this bowl follows the centuries-old tradition of iron-red overglaze decoration on white porcelain. The flowing arabesque — flowers connected by sinuous stems with green leaf accents — wraps the bowl in continuous botanical motion. The blue gosu line at the foot ring provides a subtle cool counterpoint to the warm red and green palette. This is not mere decoration but a visual rhythm that transforms a functional serving vessel into an object of sustained visual interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Red iron on white porcelain — the oldest conversation in Japanese overglaze, still speaking clearly.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Koubei-gama History**: The Koubei-gama kiln has served as a cornerstone of Mino ceramics since the early 19th century. The kiln gained national recognition through Kato Takuo (1917–2005), designated a Living National Treasure in 1995 for his mastery of sansai (three-color) and luster glaze techniques. The kiln continues under the Kato family's direction, maintaining rigorous standards across all production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Aka-e Tradition**: Red overglaze painting (aka-e) arrived in Japan via Chinese and Korean ceramic traditions and became a defining technique of Mino, Arita, and Kutani porcelain. The iron-red pigment requires precise firing temperature — too high and it burns away, too low and it fails to develop its characteristic warm red. The artist must paint with confident, flowing brushstrokes that will survive the kiln without retouching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Kaiseki Function**: The kashiki-bachi serves a specific role in the tea ceremony meal — it presents the seasonal confection (okashi) that prepares the palate for thick matcha. Its generous diameter allows artful arrangement of sweets, while the moderate depth prevents them from being concealed. The form must be beautiful enough to complement the tea room yet restrained enough not to compete with the main tea bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Unused Preservation**: This bowl's unused condition preserves the original clarity of the aka-e painting and the pristine white porcelain surface. For collectors, an unused piece from a distinguished kiln represents the ideal state — the artist's intention preserved exactly as it left the workshop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【基本情報】\u003cbr\u003e• 窯元：幸兵衛窯（加藤貞男監修）\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：赤絵花文（鉄赤上絵付け・緑彩）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：岐阜県土岐市\/多治見（美濃）\u003cbr\u003e• 種別：菓子鉢（茶道・懐石用）\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径約16.3cm、高さ約7.5cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：化粧箱\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：未使用\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e美濃の名窯・幸兵衛窯による赤絵花文菓子鉢。人間国宝・加藤卓男を輩出した窯の伝統を受け継ぎ、加藤貞男監修のもと制作。白磁の上に鉄赤で流麗な唐草花文を描き、緑彩で葉を添える。高台際の呉須線が全体を引き締める。茶事における菓子器としての格を備えた未使用の逸品。\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 iron blooms on white porcelain — a conversation between pigment and fire that Mino has sustained for centuries.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61609799778674,"sku":"260220_2019","price":587.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m91131327558_1.jpg?v=1771566439","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/koubei-gama-aka-e-floral-confectionery-bowl-kato-sadao-mino-porcelain-with-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}