{"product_id":"kyo-yaki-iro-e-fan-and-crane-chawan-by-hashimoto-shiu-gold-overglaze-tea-bowl","title":"Kyo-yaki Iro-e Fan and Crane Chawan by Hashimoto Shiu — Gold Overglaze Tea Bowl","description":"Fans open. Cranes stand. Gold traces the space between them. This Kyo-yaki tea bowl carries a composition that belongs to the court imagination of Kyoto ceramics — formal yet alive, the polychrome enamel and gold overglaze distributed across a cream ground with the precision of a painter who also understands volume. Hashimoto Shiu (橋本紫雲) worked in the refined iro-e tradition where the bowl becomes a surface for pictorial art without losing its identity as a vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Hashimoto Shiu (橋本紫雲造)\u003cbr\u003e• Ware: Kyo-yaki (京焼), iro-e (色絵) polychrome enamel with gold\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: height approximately 7.5 cm, width approximately 12 cm, weight approximately 212 g\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good vintage condition\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Signed wooden box (tomobako) included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CULTURAL CONTEXT ]\u003cbr\u003eKyoto ceramics emerged as an aristocratic alternative to the austere wabi aesthetic of Raku. Where Raku pursued reduction, Kyo-yaki pursued completion — refined surfaces, pictorial decoration, courtly motifs. The iro-e technique layers colored enamels over a fired glaze and fires again at lower temperature; the gold is applied last. Fans (sensu) and cranes (tsuru) are among the most auspicious combinations in Japanese visual culture — associated with longevity, celebration, and the formality appropriate to the tea gathering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DEEP DIVE ]\u003cbr\u003eThe exterior presents a panoramic composition: fans open at various angles, their interiors painted with autumn maple, wisteria, and wave patterns. A large golden circle occupies the back face — possibly a stylized moon or a circular decorative motif. Red lacquer-red enamel punctuates the composition at the fans' central panels. The interior continues the decoration partway down, with gold wave and cloud patterns visible from above. The rim carries a gold line band. The ground color is warm cream — not pure white — which softens the overall effect and keeps the decoration from becoming harsh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【日本語説明】\u003cbr\u003e橋本紫雲造の京焼色絵扇面鶴文茶碗です。金彩を多用した扇と鶴の華やかな構図が、上品な京焼の美を体現します。茶道の稽古・お茶会、またはディスプレイとして。共箱付き。\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":61633051427186,"sku":"260304_a_2311","price":918.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m12966043398_1.jpg?v=1772638129","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/kyo-yaki-iro-e-fan-and-crane-chawan-by-hashimoto-shiu-gold-overglaze-tea-bowl","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}