{"product_id":"ohi-ware-black-tea-bowl-by-izumi-kisen-shoun-kiln-kanazawa-chawan","title":"Ohi Ware Black Tea Bowl by Izumi Kisen - Shoun Kiln Kanazawa Chawan","description":"Experience authentic Japanese tea ceremony art with this Ohi Ware Tea Bowl in black ame glaze. This Black Glaze Chawan by Izumi Kisen of Kanazawa Pottery tradition serves as a Hand Built Pottery masterwork and Matcha Bowl, featuring Raku Tradition lineage and Studio Pottery Japan craftsmanship—a must-have for any Art Collector seeking a Contemporary Chawan with Black Glaze Ceramic depth and Signed Tomobako Box provenance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Izumi Kisen (泉喜泉)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Hand-built (tezukune), black ame glaze\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Shoun Kiln (松雲窯), Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Height approx. 8 cm (3.1 in), Diameter approx. 12 cm (4.7 in)\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed tomobako (共箱) with two-box configuration\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Excellent — no chips or cracks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOhi ware exists as a direct descendant of the Raku tradition — when the son of the 5th Raku master relocated to Kanazawa with the Maeda clan in the Edo period, he established what would become the Ohi kiln lineage. Where Raku developed in Kyoto under Sen no Rikyu's aesthetic guidance, Ohi evolved in Kanazawa's distinct cultural climate, serving tea masters of one of Japan's wealthiest and most culturally sophisticated domains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe black glaze of Ohi ware differs from Raku black in its thicker, more viscous character — a lustrous depth that moves from jet black to subtly matte surfaces. This bowl shows that density: the glaze pools and thickens, creating variations in light absorption across the form. The hand-built construction produces the irregular rim and heavy walls characteristic of both traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShoun kiln, under Izumi Kisen, continues this four-century lineage. The signed tomobako confirms authorship and provenance — the artist's seal validates the work's place within this unbroken tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Black glaze holds memory — each firing, each tea gathering, each hand that lifts the bowl adds invisible weight.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Ohi Lineage and Raku Connection**: When the 5th Raku master Sonyu's son Chozaemon moved to Kanazawa in 1666, he brought Raku techniques to serve the Maeda clan's tea culture. His descendants became the Ohi family, maintaining the hand-building methods and low-fire aesthetic while developing their own glaze palette. This bowl represents that continuous line — Raku principles adapted to Kanazawa's refined aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Black Ame Glaze Character**: Ohi black differs from Raku black. Where Raku black (kuro-raku) tends toward matte surfaces with orange-peel texture, Ohi black ame glaze flows thicker and more lustrous. This bowl shows the characteristic depth — the upper portion holds a deep, reflective black while the lower section reveals a slightly granular surface where the glaze thins. These variations create visual interest and tactile complexity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Hand-Built Construction**: The tezukune (hand-built) method produces the thick walls and substantial weight. The rim shows subtle undulations — not perfectly circular but shaped by the maker's hands as the clay was formed. This irregularity is intentional, valued in tea ceremony aesthetics as a mark of human presence rather than mechanical perfection. The semi-cylindrical profile provides comfortable grip and visual balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Signed Tomobako Authentication**: The double-box configuration — an inner drop-lid box and outer standard box — both signed by the artist, provides complete provenance documentation. The tomobako inscription includes the artist's seal and the work's title, placing the bowl definitively within Kisen's body of work and the broader Ohi tradition.\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：泉喜泉\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：手捏ね、黒飴釉\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：平成〜令和\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：松雲窯、石川県金沢市\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：高さ約8cm、口径約12cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：共箱（二重箱）\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：無傷・良好\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e大樋焼は、江戸時代初期に五代楽長次郎の息子・長左衛門が加賀藩前田家に招かれ金沢に移住したことに始まります。楽焼の技法を受け継ぎながら、加賀の洗練された茶の湯文化の中で独自の発展を遂げました。楽焼の黒釉とは異なり、大樋の黒飴釉はより厚く、粘性のある質感が特徴です。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eこの茶碗は泉喜泉による松雲窯の作品です。手捏ねによる厚手の造形、口縁の微妙な歪み、そして上部の漆黒から下部のやや粗い質感へと変化する釉調が、400年続く大樋の伝統を現代に伝えています。共箱には作家の署名と印章があり、作品の真正性を保証しています。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e金沢の茶の湯文化は、前田家の庇護のもと京都とは異なる独自の美意識を育みました。大樋焼はその中心的存在として、茶人たちに愛用されてきました。この茶碗は、その伝統の重みと現代作家の感性が融合した一碗です。\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*The weight of glaze — centuries compressed into black.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61585035297138,"sku":"251106_a_1364","price":993.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m29423102564_1.jpg?v=1770786657","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/ohi-ware-black-tea-bowl-by-izumi-kisen-shoun-kiln-kanazawa-chawan","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}