{"product_id":"nakazato-yoshitaka-karatsu-chawan-iron-painting-signed-box","title":"Nakazato Yoshitaka Karatsu Chawan — Iron Painting, Signed Box","description":"Karatsu ware matcha bowl by Nakazato Yoshitaka. Warm terracotta body with iron-painted grass and reed motifs. Red wax seal. Signed tomobako. The Nakazato family is among the most established lineages in Karatsu ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollectors searching for Karatsu chawan, Nakazato pottery, e-Karatsu tea bowl, iron painting chawan, or terracotta tea bowl with signed box will recognize the authority this lineage carries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【 DETAILS 】\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: E-Karatsu (painted Karatsu) — iron oxide brushwork on terracotta clay\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Nakazato Yoshitaka — red wax seal on box\u003cbr\u003e• Motif: Kusa (grass) and reed, painted with direct brushwork\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or restoration\u003cbr\u003e• Provenance: Original signed wooden tomobako with red seal\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 12.6 cm \/ Height approx. 6.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【 CULTURAL INSIGHT 】\u003cbr\u003eKaratsu ware carries five centuries of history as the chosen tea ceramic of northern Kyushu. The Nakazato family — connected to the line of Nakazato Taroemon, Living National Treasure — has maintained this tradition through multiple generations. E-Karatsu, the painted variant, draws from a vocabulary of grasses, water plants, and natural motifs executed with an economy of brushstrokes that the tea tradition calls shibui: restrained, resolved, deeply felt. A single brushstroke of iron on warm clay contains more intention than a thousand decorative marks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【 DEEP DIVE 】\u003cbr\u003eThe terracotta body of Karatsu clay has a warmth that celadon and porcelain cannot replicate. It holds heat differently in the hands, and the iron-painted motifs — fired to a range of brown-black tones depending on kiln atmosphere — sit in relationship with the body rather than on top of it. Nakazato Yoshitaka's brushwork on this bowl records the gesture of grass moving: not a botanical illustration but a kinetic impression. The red seal on the tomobako identifies the maker with the confidence of a lineage that does not require explanation. Karatsu pieces with family provenance of this caliber are consistently sought by collectors in Japan and internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e【 唐津焼 中里喜孝造 抹茶碗 】\u003cbr\u003e唐津の名門・中里家による e-唐津抹茶碗。赤みを帯びた土に鉄絵で草・葦文を描いた力強い作品。赤印入り共箱付き。直径約12.6cm、高さ約6.5cm。\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":61687470817650,"sku":"260318_a_2510","price":823.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m18754354536_1.jpg?v=1774104849","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/nakazato-yoshitaka-karatsu-chawan-iron-painting-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}