{"product_id":"nakamura-donnen-5th-gen-yagoto-kiln-aka-raku-chawan-calligraphy-tomobako","title":"Nakamura Donnen 5th Gen Yagoto Kiln Aka Raku Chawan Calligraphy Tomobako","description":"A red raku chawan from the fifth-generation Nakamura Donnen (五代中村道年) of the Yagoto kiln (八事窯) — a kiln lineage in Nagoya that has produced tea ceramics in the raku tradition since the Edo period. The bowl is thrown and shaped in the manner of low-fire raku: a compact, slightly asymmetric form in the warm copper-terracotta register of aka raku, with white slip-painted calligraphy — kanji characters — applied freely across the exterior surface, a calligraphic presence that transforms the bowl from a vessel into a text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interior surface shows a characteristic raku depth: a slight iridescence visible under light, the glaze pooling toward the center in a way that rewards close looking. The piece comes with its tomobukuro (wrapping cloth) and signed tomobako.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e▸ Type: Aka raku chawan (red raku tea bowl)\u003cbr\u003e▸ Artist: Fifth-generation Nakamura Donnen (五代中村道年)\u003cbr\u003e▸ Kiln: Yagoto-gama (八事窯), Nagoya\u003cbr\u003e▸ Decoration: White slip calligraphy on exterior\u003cbr\u003e▸ Dimensions: Height approx. 7.5 cm, width approx. 11 cm, weight approx. 241 g\u003cbr\u003e▸ Box: Tomobako (signed), tomobukuro present\u003cbr\u003e▸ Condition: Good, appropriate age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◆ Yagoto Kiln — A Nagoya Raku Lineage\u003cbr\u003eThe Yagoto kiln operates in the raku tradition outside Kyoto — one of a small number of regional kilns that developed their own interpretation of the raku aesthetic. The Nakamura Donnen lineage has maintained continuity across five generations, each inheriting the kiln name and the ceramic vocabulary of their predecessors. Fifth-generation work represents the full absorption of that lineage: the knowledge is no longer learned but embodied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◆ Calligraphy as Ceramic Surface\u003cbr\u003eThe white-slip characters on this bowl are not decorative in the conventional sense — they do not represent a pattern but a gesture, a moment of writing transferred to clay. The kanji inscription gives the bowl a literary dimension, placing it within the broader tradition of calligraphy-decorated raku that includes pieces associated with Zen temples and tea masters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e◆ Iridescence in Raku Interior\u003cbr\u003eThe faint rainbow iridescence visible on the interior of this bowl is a natural phenomenon in certain low-fire raku glazes, produced by thin-film interference in the glaze layer. It is an effect that cannot be designed — only recognized after firing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【日本語説明】\u003cbr\u003e八事窯・五代中村道年作の赤楽茶碗。白抜き書で銘が入った個性的な一碗。内面にうつくしい玉虫色の発色が見られます。共布共箱付き。高さ約7.5cm、幅約11cm、重さ約241g。\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":61633045004658,"sku":"260304_a_2299","price":1056.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m24500781162_1.jpg?v=1772637469","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/nakamura-donnen-5th-gen-yagoto-kiln-aka-raku-chawan-calligraphy-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}