{"product_id":"mushiake-ware-ash-glazed-tea-bowl-kuroi-keiun","title":"Mushiake Ware Ash-Glazed Tea Bowl — Kuroi Keiun","description":"🔹 [ THE MODERN ZEN ARCHIVE ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Mushiake ware tea bowl by Kuroi Keiun — sandy yellow-green ash glaze with scattered blue-green spots across a gently tapering form that opens wide at the rim and settles into a refined foot. This is a ceramic language spoken only in the Bizen-Okayama region, where Mushiake stoneware has carried the cultural weight of scholarly tea practice for generations. The ash glaze crackle reads like a topographic map of the firing; the blue-green spots — Mushiake's signature marking — emerge unbidden from kiln atmosphere. A chocolate-dark interior with a luminous center pool completes the bowl's authorship. Japanese ash glaze chawan, Okayama tea ceramic, and the quiet presence of a tradition that values restraint over spectacle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 基本情報 ]\u003cbr\u003e• 作品: 虫明 茶盌\u003cbr\u003e• 作家: 黒井慶雲\u003cbr\u003e• 産地: 虫明（岡山県瀬戸内市）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代: 現代（2000–2006年頃）\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法: 口径 12.5 cm × 高さ 8 cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属: 共箱（「虫明 茶盌」箱書き、「慶雲」署名・朱印）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態: 良好 — ひび・欠けなし\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Title: Mushiake Chawan (Mushiake Tea Bowl)\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Kuroi Keiun\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Mushiake, Okayama, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Period: Contemporary (est. 2000–2006)\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Rim ø 12.5 cm × H 8 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed tomobako with inscription \"虫明 茶盌\" and \"慶雲\" signature with red seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good — no cracks or chips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 文化的背景 ]\u003cbr\u003e虫明焼は岡山県瀬戸内市虫明に伝わる焼物で、備前藩の茶人たちに愛された歴史を持つ。最大の特徴は、灰釉の中に自然発色する青緑の斑点。これは釉薬の調合と窯内の還元雰囲気が生む偶然の美であり、作り手の意図と窯の意思が交差する地点に現れる。黒井慶雲はこの伝統を受け継ぎ、学者肌の端正な造形で虫明焼の精神を体現する。茶碗を手に取れば、灰釉の下に流れる轆轤目が指先に語りかける。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003eMushiake ware originates from the Setouchi coast of Okayama Prefecture, where it developed under the patronage of Bizen domain tea practitioners. Its defining characteristic — blue-green spots surfacing through ash glaze — is not painted but born from kiln atmosphere: a convergence of glaze chemistry and reduction firing that no hand can fully control. Kuroi Keiun works within this tradition, shaping bowls with a scholar's restraint. The wide-mouthed, gently tapering form invites the hands to cradle it naturally, while the throwing lines beneath the glaze record the continuity of a single gesture from foot to rim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 作品詳細 ]\u003cbr\u003e外面は砂色がかった黄緑の灰釉で覆われ、全体に細かい貫入が走る。中段を中心に虫明焼特有の青緑色の斑点が散在し、窯変の痕跡を静かに語る。内面は濃い焦げ茶（チョコレート色）で、中央に明るい釉溜まりが光を受けて輝く。見込みには同心円状の轆轤目が透けて見え、手仕事の息遣いが感じられる。高台は小ぶりながら端正に整えられ、全体として虫明焼の知的で落ち着いた佇まいを備える。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE ]\u003cbr\u003eThe bowl's form is an elegant open shape — wide at the rim, tapering gently to a small, precisely finished foot ring. The exterior wears a sandy yellow-green ash glaze with fine crackle running throughout, a surface that shifts in tone as light moves across it. Blue-green spots — the hallmark of Mushiake ware — appear scattered across the middle band of the exterior, each one a record of kiln atmosphere rather than applied decoration. The interior reveals a dark chocolate-brown surface with a luminous lighter pool at the center, where glaze has gathered and cooled to a gentle sheen. Concentric throwing lines are visible through the glaze, preserving the rhythm of the potter's wheel. The overall impression is understated and scholarly — a bowl that belongs in the hands of someone who values emotional silence over ornamental display.\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":61619174244722,"sku":"260222_a_2076","price":951.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m13259433836_1.jpg?v=1771995278","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/mushiake-ware-ash-glazed-tea-bowl-kuroi-keiun","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}