{"product_id":"raku-tea-bowl-hanagumori-by-kiyo-red-black-chawan-signed-box","title":"Raku Tea Bowl Hanagumori by Kiyo — Red-Black Chawan, Signed Box","description":"A hand-thrown raku-style tea bowl named Hanagumori — Haze of Flowers — by the artist Kiyo. Collectors drawn to raku chawan, red raku tea bowl, Japanese tea ceremony bowl, wabi sabi pottery, signed chawan with wooden box, Kiyo potter, matcha bowl handmade, Japanese art collectible, antique tea bowl Japan, studio pottery tea bowl, black raku chawan, flower haze ceramics, tea ceremony gift will find this piece holds rare presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Diameter 11 cm, Height 8.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eCondition: No cracks or chips. Excellent structural integrity.\u003cbr\u003eBox: Signed wooden storage box (tomobako) with artist signature 㐂代 and red authentication seal\u003cbr\u003eSKU: 260402_a_2605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003eRaku ware occupies a singular position in Japanese ceramic history — born in the late 16th century at the request of tea master Sen no Rikyū, it was the first ware made specifically for the hand rather than the wheel. Unlike most ceramics, raku bowls are thrown by hand, fired at low temperatures, and cooled rapidly — a process that produces surfaces of irreducible individuality. No two firings yield the same result. The name \"Hanagumori\" — Haze of Flowers — evokes the soft, diffused light of early spring, when blossoms blur the line between earth and sky. This bowl carries that same ambiguity in its color field: warm red iron oxides at the foot yielding to dark charcoal and green at the lip, as if the bowl itself is caught in the moment of transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003eThe color shift visible on this bowl — from warm ochre-red at the base to near-black with subtle green undertones at the rim — is achieved through careful control of kiln atmosphere and the iron content of the clay body and glaze. In reduction or partial oxidation firing, iron compounds shift between ferrous and ferric states, producing this layered depth that cannot be planned, only invited. The form respects raku conventions: a slightly irregular lip designed to rest comfortably against the mouth, a foot ring that invites the fingers to cradle the bowl during temae. The tomobako bears the artist's name written in a confident, practiced hand — 㐂代 (Kiyo) — a name that carries the resonance of many seasons at the kiln. This is a working bowl in the truest sense: made to be lifted, held, and drunk from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ JAPANESE DESCRIPTION \/ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e㐂代作「花ぐもり」抹茶碗。赤から炭黒・緑へと移ろう色彩が、春霞の情景を静かに宿す楽茶碗です。轆轤を使わず手捻りで成形されたこの茶碗は、長く持つほどに手に馴染む使い心地が魅力。作家名・赤印を記した共箱付き。寸法：口径約11cm、高さ約8.5cm。傷・欠けなし。\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":61732504109426,"sku":"260402_a_2605","price":699.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m43512981482_1.jpg?v=1775137246","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/raku-tea-bowl-hanagumori-by-kiyo-red-black-chawan-signed-box","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}