{"product_id":"mt-fuji-black-raku-tea-bowl-by-kawasaki-waraku-kuro-raku-gold-fuji-motif-signed-box","title":"Mt. Fuji Black Raku Tea Bowl by Kawasaki Waraku — Kuro-Raku, Gold Fuji Motif, Signed Box","description":"The black absorbs everything. Then, at the rim, Fuji rises — not painted but declared, gold against the silence of the glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaku ware was born in the 16th century from the collaboration between Sen no Rikyū and the tile-maker Chōjirō. What Rikyū sought was a bowl that did not perform — no wheel-thrown symmetry, no high-fired gloss. The hand-formed kuro-raku, pinched and shaped in direct contact with the maker's palm, was the answer. Black enough to hold the room. Simple enough to return attention to the tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKawasaki Waraku works within this tradition, producing kuro-raku bowls that carry the weight of four centuries of intent. The jet-black glaze here is not darkness for its own sake — it is the condition that makes what appears against it legible. Mount Fuji in pale gold against black is not decoration; it is a diagram of the Japanese relationship to the sacred. Fuji as permanence, as spiritual ascent, as the one form in the landscape that does not negotiate with weather or season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fuji motif holds particular resonance for international collectors. It is not nostalgia or souvenir — in the tea context, Fuji on a black Raku bowl is a philosophical statement about what endures. The mountain has appeared in Japanese art since the earliest image-making. Each rendition adds to a conversation that is still ongoing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sizing of this bowl — H8cm, W11.7cm — follows the proportions that Raku ware established as ideal for chakai and chaji. The relatively compact form fits the cupped hand naturally, directing warmth from the tea through the low-fired clay without the insulating barrier that porcelain creates. This thermal quality is part of what drew Rikyū to Raku: the bowl participates in the temperature of the moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tomobako — signed box made by the potter — elevates this piece from object to documented work. In the Japanese tradition of tea utensils, the box is not packaging. It is the record: maker's signature, date, and sometimes a name for the piece. The tomobako establishes that this bowl has an author who took responsibility for it. The object and its container are a single unit of meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e川崎和楽造の富士絵黒楽茶碗。楽焼の本流に連なる手づくねの黒楽に、金彩で富士山を描いた意匠。漆黒の釉薬の中に浮かぶ白金の富士は、単なる装飾以上の意味を持つ。日本人にとって富士は永遠の象徴であり、茶碗に描かれることで「不変のものとともに茶を飲む」という体験が成立する。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eサイズは高8cm、幅11.7cm。楽茶碗の典型的な形状で、両手で包んだ時に茶の温もりが伝わる低温焼成の特性が生きる。共箱付きで、作者の箱書きによって作品の来歴が確かに記録されている。黒楽の深みと富士のアイコニックな意匠が、国内外を問わず訴求力を持つ一碗。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Maker: Kawasaki Waraku (川崎和楽)\u003cbr\u003e- Style: Kuro-raku (black Raku), hand-formed\u003cbr\u003e- Glaze: Black Raku glaze with gold Fuji motif\u003cbr\u003e- Dimensions: H 8 cm × W 11.7 cm\u003cbr\u003e- Condition: Good condition; please review all photos\u003cbr\u003e- Box: Signed tomobako (maker's own box) included\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Includes ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Tea bowl (chawan)\u003cbr\u003e- Signed tomobako (共箱)\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":61738080928114,"sku":"260404_a_2630","price":1161.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m96414708450_1.jpg?v=1775317163","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/mt-fuji-black-raku-tea-bowl-by-kawasaki-waraku-kuro-raku-gold-fuji-motif-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}