{"product_id":"nezumi-shino-matcha-tea-bowl-by-noda-tozan-mino-ware-e-shino-chawan-with-iron-painting-and-signed-tomobako","title":"Nezumi-Shino Matcha Tea Bowl by Noda Tozan - Mino Ware E-Shino Chawan with Iron Painting and Signed Tomobako","description":"Experience authentic Japanese tea culture with this Nezumi-Shino Matcha Tea Bowl by Noda Tozan. This Japanese Matcha Bowl serves as a Mino Ware Shino masterpiece and Handmade Tea Ceremony Chawan, featuring Iron-Oxide Painting and Crackled Feldspar Glaze—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking authentic Momoyama Aesthetic and Zen Tea Accessories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Noda Tozan (野田東山)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: E-Shino \/ Nezumi-Shino – feldspar glaze over iron-oxide underglaze painting on Mogusa-style clay\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Late Showa to Heisei period\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Mino, Gifu, Japan – Toki\/Tajimi region (Shino ware tradition)\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 13 cm × Height approx. 7.7 cm (5.1\" × 3.0\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist-signed paulownia wood box) with seal\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent – no cracks, chips, or repairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShino ware holds a singular place in the history of Japanese tea ceramics: it was the first white pottery ever produced in Japan. Born in the Mino region during the Momoyama period (late 16th century), Shino was made specifically for the new aesthetic of wabi-tea championed by Sen no Rikyū and Furuta Oribe—an aesthetic that valued imperfection, irregularity, and a quiet whiteness over the polished refinements of imported Chinese wares.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bowl by Noda Tozan is a striking example of e-Shino with strong nezumi (mouse-grey) overtones. The dynamic iron-oxide brushwork sweeps across the body in bold, almost calligraphic strokes—suggesting reeds in the wind, mountain passes, or perhaps the abbreviated path of a brush across rice paper. Beneath the famous thick, milky feldspar glaze, the iron painting blooms outward where the glaze pools and recedes where the glaze thins, creating tonal depth that no other Japanese ware quite achieves. The interior reveals the prized fine crackle pattern (kannyu) that Shino collectors call ji-mon—the natural geological poetry of cooling glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Shino is a winter bowl: white as snow, cracked like ice on a still pond, with iron showing through where the world refuses to be hidden.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Shino's Historic Importance**: Before Shino, Japanese tea ceramics were either imported (Chinese tenmoku, Korean ido) or unglazed (Bizen, Shigaraki). Shino's discovery of how to apply a thick, white feldspar glaze to local Mogusa clay—producing a uniquely Japanese white pottery with a soft, translucent depth—revolutionized the tea ceremony in the 1580s. Pieces from this period are now among the most valuable tea ceramics in existence; the Shino tea bowl \"Unohanagaki\" (卯花墻) is a designated National Treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Reading E-Shino**: The \"e\" (絵) in e-Shino means \"painted.\" Iron oxide is brushed directly onto the unglazed clay, then covered with the thick feldspar glaze. During firing, the iron migrates and bleeds into the glaze, producing soft greys, deep rusts, and—where conditions are right—the charcoal-mouse tonality known as nezumi. Noda Tozan's brushwork on this bowl is confident and dynamic, the kind of decisive painting that cannot be retouched once laid down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Mogusa Clay**: True Shino requires Mogusa-tsuchi, a coarse, iron-poor clay specific to the Mino region of Gifu. Its slightly granular body shows through the feldspar glaze where the application thins, particularly around the rim and foot, creating the characteristic warm, peach-blushed undertones that distinguish Shino from any imitation made elsewhere. This bowl displays that authentic Mino character throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【基本情報】\u003cbr\u003e• 作家：野田東山\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：絵志野・鼠志野（鉄絵下絵に長石釉）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：昭和後期〜平成\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：岐阜県美濃（土岐・多治見）\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：直径約13cm × 高さ約7.7cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱（落款印）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好（ヒビ・カケなし）\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e志野は安土桃山時代に美濃の地で誕生した、日本最初の白い陶器。千利休・古田織部らの侘茶の美意識を体現する茶陶として、桃山陶芸の最高峰に位置づけられます。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e本作は野田東山による絵志野茶碗。鼠志野の趣を帯びた厚い長石釉の下に、鉄絵が大胆な筆致で走り、まるで枯れた葦が風に揺れるかのような景色を見せます。釉薬が厚くたまった部分には乳白の温もり、薄くなった口縁・高台には素地のもぐさ土の火色（緋）が顔を出し、見込みには美しい貫入（蛇蝎肌）が広がります。一椀の中に冬の静謐と桃山の力強さが同居する、志野茶碗の正統的な逸品です。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\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\u003cbr\u003e*A bowl of winter and ink—where iron remembers fire, and tea answers in green.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61818853687666,"sku":"260429_a_2796","price":831.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m37675241699_1.jpg?v=1777478907","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/nezumi-shino-matcha-tea-bowl-by-noda-tozan-mino-ware-e-shino-chawan-with-iron-painting-and-signed-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}