{"product_id":"kyo-kanoko-gata-chawan-blush-pink-glaze-tea-bowl-deer-back-pattern-tomobako","title":"Kyo Kanoko-gata Chawan — Blush Pink Glaze Tea Bowl, Deer-Back Pattern, Tomobako","description":"Kyo kanoko chawan — blush pink glaze matcha bowl with deer-back pattern texture, handmade Japanese tea ceremony bowl, antique chawan signed tomobako, soft pink ceramic tea bowl, wabi tea utensil Japan, vintage kyo yaki style chawan, collectible Japanese tea bowl gift. The pink gathers where the clay remembers warmth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Basic Details ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Kyo (享), seal signed on tomobako lid\u003cbr\u003e• Form: Kanoko-gata (鹿背形, deer-back ground form)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: High-fired stoneware; blush pink and cream glaze; characteristic spotted\/dappled surface\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 13 cm × Height approx. 6.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (original signed wooden box)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: No cracks or chips. A fine, intact example.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003eKanoko-gata — \"deer-back form\" — is a term that carries both shape and surface memory. The glaze on this bowl pools in peachy rose blushes against a creamy white ground, evoking the dappled markings of a young deer in morning light. It is a tender aesthetic, not of wabi's severity but of mono no aware — the gentle ache of beauty passing. The tall foot ring lifts the bowl into a posture of quiet dignity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003eThe form of this chawan is generous: a wide, smoothly curving mouth that narrows elegantly to a pronounced foot ring. This openness makes the bowl ideal for koicha (thick tea), where the wide interior gives the whisk room to move and the drinker space to appreciate the glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe surface coloration is the defining quality. On the exterior, the blush pink — iron and feldspar interacting in the kiln atmosphere — appears in soft clouds and gradients against the white ground. The interior concentrates the color: pools of peachy-rose, intensified toward the center, with areas of near-white where the glaze thinned. No two firings yield this result twice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tall, cleanly cut foot ring is characteristic of the Kyo (京) aesthetic sensibility — grounded but elevated, functional but composed. The tomobako bears the artist's calligraphy title 鹿背茶碗 (Kanoko Chawan) and seal. In good condition with original box tie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor those drawn to understated warmth over dramatic statement, this bowl offers exactly that register: the quiet blush of something genuinely made, genuinely fired, genuinely alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【日本語説明】\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 基本情報 ]\u003cbr\u003e• 作者：享（享作）、共箱蓋書付・朱印\u003cbr\u003e• 形式：鹿背茶碗\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：高火度炻器、桃色釉\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：径約13cm × 高さ約6.5cm\u003cbr\u003e• 箱：共箱\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：ヒビ・カケなし\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 文化・芸術的背景 ]\u003cbr\u003e鹿背（かせ）とは、子鹿の斑紋を連想させる釉調を指します。白地に桃色の釉薬が淡く広がり、ものの哀れの美しさを器の中に封じ込めた一碗です。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ コレクター向け解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e広めの口径がコイチャの点前に適しており、高台の仕立てに京焼きの美意識が感じられます。内部の釉色は焼成の一回性そのもの——同じ発色は二度と生まれません。共箱良好。\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":61625035227506,"sku":"260227_a_2155","price":686.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m67147702868_1.jpg?v=1772239901","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kyo-kanoko-gata-chawan-blush-pink-glaze-tea-bowl-deer-back-pattern-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}