{"product_id":"nakamura-suiran-kochi-yaki-son-shiki-hanaire-cobalt-blue-glazed-vase-tea-ceremony","title":"Nakamura Suiran — Kochi-Yaki Son-Shiki Hanaire | Cobalt Blue Glazed Vase | Tea Ceremony","description":"An hourglass-form vase in deep cobalt kochi glaze — a form that holds its ground in any alcove. The central band of gold-ground ornament is neither flourish nor excess; it is the pause in the middle of a breath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e- Artist\/Maker: Nakamura Suiran (中村翠嵐)\u003cbr\u003e- Title: Kochi-Yaki Son-Shiki Hanaire (交趾焼 尊式花入)\u003cbr\u003e- Dimensions: H approx. 25.3 cm, diameter approx. 6.2 cm\u003cbr\u003e- Condition: Good. Glaze surface clear and luminous. No cracks or restoration noted.\u003cbr\u003e- Comes with: Tomobako (signed wooden storage box)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Cultural Insight —\u003cbr\u003eKochi-yaki (交趾焼) — known in English as Cochin ware — refers to a category of Chinese-influenced ceramics characterized by richly colored lead glazes and raised ornamental relief. The tradition entered Japan through Nagasaki trade routes during the Edo period and was absorbed into the aesthetic vocabulary of chado, where its bold colors and confident forms provided contrast to the monochrome subtlety that dominated tea ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe son-shiki (尊式) form — a tall, waisted vessel with swelling upper and lower registers — derives from ancient Chinese ritual bronzes. In the context of the tea room, this form carries the weight of that deep genealogy, translated into ceramic and glaze. A flower placed in such a vessel does not merely sit in water; it occupies a position within a long formal history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Deep-Dive Observation —\u003cbr\u003eThe cobalt on this piece is not a single tone but a field with depth — darker where the glaze pools at the base, lighter where it thins toward the shoulder. The central band breaks this field with a gold ground carrying raised green and amber ornaments in a jewel-like register. The amber reads against the cobalt with an intensity that is almost thermal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe proportions are the intelligence of this piece: the hourglass form creates a visual tempo — expansion, contraction, expansion — that makes the vase feel in motion even in stillness. The interior is glazed in the same cobalt, a detail that matters to those who look inside. The tomobako confirms attribution with Suiran's signature.\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\u003cbr\u003e• Insurance: Included for all shipments\u003cbr\u003e• Note: Import duties and taxes may apply depending on your country's regulations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e中村翠嵐作の交趾焼尊式花入。鮮烈なコバルトブルーの交趾釉を全面に施した、砂時計型の優美な花入れです。中央の金地帯には緑と琥珀色の装飾が配され、深い青との対比が印象的です。交趾焼は中国の影響を受けた鮮やかな釉薬陶器で、江戸時代に長崎を通じて日本の茶道文化に取り入れられました。尊式という形は中国の古代礼器に由来し、その格式ある佇まいがこの花入れに文化的な重みを与えています。共箱付き。","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61627495678322,"sku":"260228_a_2204","price":1481.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m11974262969_1.jpg?v=1772377778","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/nakamura-suiran-kochi-yaki-son-shiki-hanaire-cobalt-blue-glazed-vase-tea-ceremony","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}