{"product_id":"kutani-matcha-bowl-red-plum-young-pine-by-mori-kazumasa-signed-tomobako","title":"Kutani Matcha Bowl — Red Plum \u0026 Young Pine by Mori Kazumasa | Signed Tomobako","description":"A Kutani-ware matcha bowl by Mori Kazumasa, decorated in overglaze enamels with red plum blossoms and young pine — two of Japan's most celebrated motifs for welcoming the new year and the first breath of spring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Mori Kazumasa\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kutani, Ishikawa, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Material: Kutani ware with overglaze enamels\u003cbr\u003e• Motif: Red Plum and Young Pine (Kobai \/ Wakamatsu)\u003cbr\u003e• Era: 2000_2024\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist's wooden presentation box)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good, carefully inspected\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003eThe off-white hakeme-style ground is scattered with fine iron-clay specks, giving the surface a quiet, natural texture that recalls early-spring soil before the thaw. Against this restrained ground, the artist's brushwork moves with confidence: red and orange plum flowers open across slender grey branches, each blossom accented with small yellow dots marking the stamens; sweeping strokes of deep green and yellow-green evoke pine needles bending under their own vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition wraps around the entire bowl, shifting in rhythm as the eye travels — dense clusters giving way to single scattered buds, breath between blossoms. This is not decoration applied to a surface. It is a seasonal landscape inhabiting the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe footring is low and stable, the rim gently flared. The bowl sits comfortably in both hands, the weight settled and unhurried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003eSigned on the base with a red seal. Comes in the artist's original signed paulownia wood tomobako, with \"Kutani \/ Kazumasa\" written in the artist's own hand on the lid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CONDITION ]\u003cbr\u003eExcellent — no chips, cracks, or significant wear. Minor natural speckling inherent to the clay body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DIMENSIONS ]\u003cbr\u003eDiameter: approx. 12.7 cm (5.0 in)\u003cbr\u003eHeight: approx. 7.3 cm (2.9 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ PROVENANCE ]\u003cbr\u003eAcquired in Japan. Comes with original signed tomobako (artist's wooden presentation box).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e森一正作による九谷焼の抹茶碗。白化粧地に鉄粉の斑点が散り、その上に紅梅と若松を色絵で描いた春意の一碗。梅の花は赤・橙の五弁に黄の花芯、松は深緑と黄緑の筆致で器面を巡る。筆運びは力強く、九谷らしい発色が際立つ。高台は低く安定し、両手に収まる重量感。\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":61741770473842,"sku":"260406_a_2666","price":671.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m45306437367_1.jpg?v=1775486867","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kutani-matcha-bowl-red-plum-young-pine-by-mori-kazumasa-signed-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}