{"product_id":"koyama-kihei-ido-gata-matcha-tea-bowl-wide-well-type-form-warm-grey-glaze-signed-box","title":"Koyama Kihei Ido-Gata Matcha Tea Bowl — Wide Well-Type Form, Warm Grey Glaze, Signed Box","description":"The ido bowl asks nothing of you except to hold it. Koyama Kihei's well-type tea bowl opens wide — 15 cm across — in the warm grey-brown that the best ido glazes achieve through firing rather than formula. The me-ato (small clay spots where the bowl rested on kiln supports) are visible on the high foot ring, the grain of the glaze shifts in raking light, and the form itself seems to have arrived rather than been made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Form: Ido-gata (well-type tea bowl, 井戸茶碗)\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 15 cm × Height approx. 7 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Glaze: Warm grey-brown (biwa-iro, loquat-color) with natural kiln variation\u003cbr\u003e• Features: Me-ato (kiln spur marks), subtle grain texture in glaze surface\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Koyama Kihei (小山喜平)\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Signed wooden tomobako (共箱) inscribed 井戸茶碗\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good condition with characteristic ido surface qualities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CULTURAL CONTEXT ]\u003cbr\u003eThe ido tea bowl is one of chado's most storied forms. Originating in Korean Yi Dynasty export ware — rice bowls repurposed by Japanese tea masters who recognized the accidental perfection of their proportions — ido bowls became objects of intense contemplation and fierce competition among 16th-century tea masters. Sen no Rikyu and his contemporaries saw in the ido's generous opening, earthy glaze, and sturdy simplicity an embodiment of wabi: the beauty found in imperfection and the absence of pretense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoyama Kihei works in this tradition with full awareness of its weight. The 15 cm opening of this bowl is not simply wide — it is the specific width that allows the wrist to settle, that positions the bowl's rim at the natural gathering of breath. The biwa-iro (loquat-color) glaze, with its subtle shifts from grey to brown depending on the light, is a glaze that rewards patience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe signed tomobako authenticates and anchors. But the bowl itself speaks more directly than any inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ 日本語説明 ]\u003cbr\u003e小山喜平造の井戸茶碗。直径約15cm、高さ約7cmの端正な姿で、枇杷色の釉薬が温かみある表情を生み出しています。目跡や釉流れなど、焼成の自然な痕跡が侘びの美を体現しています。共箱には「井戸茶碗」の銘が入り、作者の誠実な仕事ぶりが伝わる一碗です。\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":61661583442290,"sku":"260316_a_2452","price":610.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m74604009462_1.jpg?v=1773639178","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/koyama-kihei-ido-gata-matcha-tea-bowl-wide-well-type-form-warm-grey-glaze-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}