{"product_id":"makuzu-kosai-kyo-yaki-chawan-children-and-treasure-bag","title":"Makuzu Kosai Kyo-yaki Chawan — Children and Treasure Bag","description":"A Kyo-yaki chawan by Makuzu Kosai, one of the defining names in Kyoto ceramic tradition. Overglaze enamel in gold, cobalt, malachite green, and cinnabar depicts karako (children) pulling a bulging treasure bag — an image dense with auspicious intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scene does not simply decorate the surface. It inhabits it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Type: Chawan (tea bowl) for matcha\u003cbr\u003e• Maker: 真葛香斎 (Makuzu Kosai), Kyoto\u003cbr\u003e• Decoration: Karako (children) and takarabukuro (treasure bag) in rich overglaze enamel with gold\u003cbr\u003e• Style: Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware), figural polychrome\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Purple-cord signed storage box\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Height approx. 7.8 cm, diameter approx. 12.6 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent; colors vivid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eKarako imagery — Chinese-style children at play — entered Japanese decorative arts via Ming porcelain and became a signature motif of Kyo-yaki's celebratory register. In tea, the motif speaks to abundance and the joy of transmission: the treasure does not sit locked in a vault but is hauled forward by the next generation. Makuzu Kosai's version carries this energy at full intensity — nothing subdued, nothing withheld.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ DEEP DIVE ]\u003cbr\u003eWhat distinguishes Kyo-yaki at its height is not technical brilliance alone but the integration of pictorial thinking with ceramic form. Makuzu Kosai's arrangement of the karako scene follows the natural curve of the bowl so the figures appear to move around it — the viewer must rotate the bowl to follow the narrative, which is precisely the action of temae (tea procedure). The object rewards the handling it will receive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e【真葛香斎 子宝図茶碗 京焼】\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e京焼の重要な担い手、真葛香斎による子宝図茶碗。童子が宝袋を引く華やかな色絵金彩。共箱（紫紐）付き。\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","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61687509909874,"sku":"260318_a_2526","price":1297.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m97188973894_1.jpg?v=1774106022","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/makuzu-kosai-kyo-yaki-chawan-children-and-treasure-bag","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}