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Ninsei-Style Samurai Helmet Tea Bowl by Omuro Kiln - Gold Kabuto Iris Kyo-yaki Chawan
Ninsei-Style Samurai Helmet Tea Bowl by Omuro Kiln - Gold Kabuto Iris Kyo-yaki Chawan
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Dhs. 710.00 AED
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Experience authentic Japanese tea culture with this Ninsei-Style Samurai Helmet Tea Bowl. This Kyo-yaki Matcha Chawan serves as a Gold Leaf Kabuto Ceramic and Polychrome Overglaze Art, featuring Iris Shobu Festival Design and Boys Day Seasonal Motif—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking Omuro Kiln Heritage and Japanese Ceremonial Bowl.
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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Kiln: Omuro-gama (御室窯) — Heian (Kyoto)
• Technique: Ninsei-style polychrome overglaze with gold leaf (kin-rande)
• Era: Contemporary (Heisei period)
• Origin: Kyoto, Japan (Kyo-yaki tradition)
• Motif: Kabuto (samurai helmet) with iris (shobu) — Tango no Sekku / Boys' Day
• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 12 cm, Height approx. 8 cm
• Box: Signed paulownia wood box — "仁清 兜 茶碗 御室窯"
• Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs
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🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
The kabuto — samurai helmet — painted on this bowl carries centuries of meaning compressed into a single seasonal image. In Japanese tea culture, kabuto-decorated bowls are brought out for gatherings around Tango no Sekku (Boys' Day, May 5th), when families pray for the strength and success of their children. The helmet represents martial virtue, courage, and protection.
Omuro-gama works in the Ninsei tradition, named after the legendary 17th-century Kyoto potter Nonomura Ninsei, who pioneered the application of gold and polychrome overglaze on tea wares. This bowl exemplifies that lineage — lavish gold leaf renders the helmet's sweeping horn decorations (kuwagata), while blue iris flowers and detailed cord work (odoshi) in red and brown demonstrate mastery of the full iro-e palette. The reverse remains pure white crackle glaze — a compositional decision that creates dramatic contrast.
*"Gold and iron once met on the battlefield. Here they meet on clay — transformed from armor into art."*
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🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
**The Ninsei Legacy**: Nonomura Ninsei revolutionized Japanese ceramics in the 1650s by bringing overglaze enamel painting to Kyoto tea wares. His workshop near Ninna-ji temple (also called Omuro) established the standard for decorative Kyo-yaki. Modern Omuro-gama inherits both the name and the aesthetic ambition — each piece carries the weight of this founding moment in Japanese ceramic history.
**Kabuto Iconography**: The samurai helmet on this bowl is rendered with remarkable detail — the dome (hachi) shows intricate metal texture, the horns (kuwagata) sweep upward in gold, and the chin cords (shinobi-no-o) hang in red braided patterns. Each element carries symbolic meaning: the horns signal readiness, the dome represents protection, and the cords suggest the binding of resolve.
**Seasonal Significance**: In the tea calendar, this bowl belongs to May — the month of Tango no Sekku. Pairing the kabuto with iris (shobu) is traditional because "shobu" is a homophone for "martial spirit" (尚武). Tea masters select such seasonally specific bowls to create temporal awareness — each gathering acknowledges the passing of time through its choice of utensils.
**The Gold Technique**: Kin-rande (gold and polychrome) decoration requires multiple firings — first the base glaze, then successive layers of enamel and gold leaf, each fired at progressively lower temperatures. The risk of failure compounds with each firing, making fully realized pieces like this one the survivors of a demanding process.
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🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
【基本情報】
• 窯元：御室窯（平安）
• 技法：仁清写し・色絵金彩
• 時代：現代（平成）
• 産地：京都
• 画題：兜に菖蒲（端午の節句）
• 寸法：口径約12cm、高さ約8cm
• 付属：共箱
• 状態：良好
【解説】
京都・御室窯による仁清写し兜茶碗。白色貫入釉の上に金箔と色絵で武者兜を精密に描く。鍬形、鉢、忍びの緒の細部まで丹念に表現し、脇に菖蒲を配して端午の節句の季節感を完成させる。裏面は無地の白で、表の華やかさとの対比が際立つ。五月の茶席にふさわしい格調高い一碗。
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🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
*The helmet that once faced battle now faces tea — courage reimagined as contemplation.*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
• Kiln: Omuro-gama (御室窯) — Heian (Kyoto)
• Technique: Ninsei-style polychrome overglaze with gold leaf (kin-rande)
• Era: Contemporary (Heisei period)
• Origin: Kyoto, Japan (Kyo-yaki tradition)
• Motif: Kabuto (samurai helmet) with iris (shobu) — Tango no Sekku / Boys' Day
• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 12 cm, Height approx. 8 cm
• Box: Signed paulownia wood box — "仁清 兜 茶碗 御室窯"
• Condition: Excellent — no chips, cracks, or repairs
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ CULTURAL & ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]
The kabuto — samurai helmet — painted on this bowl carries centuries of meaning compressed into a single seasonal image. In Japanese tea culture, kabuto-decorated bowls are brought out for gatherings around Tango no Sekku (Boys' Day, May 5th), when families pray for the strength and success of their children. The helmet represents martial virtue, courage, and protection.
Omuro-gama works in the Ninsei tradition, named after the legendary 17th-century Kyoto potter Nonomura Ninsei, who pioneered the application of gold and polychrome overglaze on tea wares. This bowl exemplifies that lineage — lavish gold leaf renders the helmet's sweeping horn decorations (kuwagata), while blue iris flowers and detailed cord work (odoshi) in red and brown demonstrate mastery of the full iro-e palette. The reverse remains pure white crackle glaze — a compositional decision that creates dramatic contrast.
*"Gold and iron once met on the battlefield. Here they meet on clay — transformed from armor into art."*
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]
**The Ninsei Legacy**: Nonomura Ninsei revolutionized Japanese ceramics in the 1650s by bringing overglaze enamel painting to Kyoto tea wares. His workshop near Ninna-ji temple (also called Omuro) established the standard for decorative Kyo-yaki. Modern Omuro-gama inherits both the name and the aesthetic ambition — each piece carries the weight of this founding moment in Japanese ceramic history.
**Kabuto Iconography**: The samurai helmet on this bowl is rendered with remarkable detail — the dome (hachi) shows intricate metal texture, the horns (kuwagata) sweep upward in gold, and the chin cords (shinobi-no-o) hang in red braided patterns. Each element carries symbolic meaning: the horns signal readiness, the dome represents protection, and the cords suggest the binding of resolve.
**Seasonal Significance**: In the tea calendar, this bowl belongs to May — the month of Tango no Sekku. Pairing the kabuto with iris (shobu) is traditional because "shobu" is a homophone for "martial spirit" (尚武). Tea masters select such seasonally specific bowls to create temporal awareness — each gathering acknowledges the passing of time through its choice of utensils.
**The Gold Technique**: Kin-rande (gold and polychrome) decoration requires multiple firings — first the base glaze, then successive layers of enamel and gold leaf, each fired at progressively lower temperatures. The risk of failure compounds with each firing, making fully realized pieces like this one the survivors of a demanding process.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
【基本情報】
• 窯元：御室窯（平安）
• 技法：仁清写し・色絵金彩
• 時代：現代（平成）
• 産地：京都
• 画題：兜に菖蒲（端午の節句）
• 寸法：口径約12cm、高さ約8cm
• 付属：共箱
• 状態：良好
【解説】
京都・御室窯による仁清写し兜茶碗。白色貫入釉の上に金箔と色絵で武者兜を精密に描く。鍬形、鉢、忍びの緒の細部まで丹念に表現し、脇に菖蒲を配して端午の節句の季節感を完成させる。裏面は無地の白で、表の華やかさとの対比が際立つ。五月の茶席にふさわしい格調高い一碗。
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
*The helmet that once faced battle now faces tea — courage reimagined as contemplation.*
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