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Sakuma Shozan Matsusaka Banko Iro-e Sakura Chawan | Polychrome Cherry Blossom Tea Bowl with Paulownia Tomobako
Sakuma Shozan Matsusaka Banko Iro-e Sakura Chawan | Polychrome Cherry Blossom Tea Bowl with Paulownia Tomobako
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🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]
Artist: Sakuma Shozan (佐久間勝山), late master of Matsusaka Banko-yaki
Title: Iro-e Sakura Chawan (色絵桜花茶碗) — Polychrome Cherry Blossom Tea Bowl
Origin: Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Dimensions: Diameter 14.3 cm × Height 9 cm
Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or repairs.
Accompaniments: Original paulownia tomobako (桐共箱) inscribed and sealed by the artist, with cloth wrapper and tie.
🔹 [ Cultural & Artistic Insight ]
Matsusaka Banko is a regional lineage of Banko-yaki rooted in Mie Prefecture, a tradition that reaches back to the 18th century and is known for its independent spirit within Japanese ceramics. Within this lineage, Sakuma Shozan is remembered as a meikou among meikou — a master among masters — a quiet authority whose name circulates carefully among tea practitioners and collectors of Japanese overglaze work. His world was the spring chawan: cherry blossoms rendered in iro-e, painted with the patience of someone who had drawn the same branch for decades. Since his passing, pieces accompanied by original tomobako have become increasingly uncommon, and the market for his work has contracted into the hands of those who already knew his name. This bowl belongs to that quiet archive. It is not a discovery piece; it is a recognition piece.
🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]
The ground is a soft, slightly warmed cream — closer to the inside of a petal than to white — with a single peachy drip that the artist allowed to remain, a small admission of the kiln's will. Across one side, a dark iron branch descends and opens into a dense cascade of white sakura, each blossom drawn individually, centered with small dots of red, green, and yellow enamel. The composition is asymmetrical in the tea sense: weighted, resolved, unhurried. Inside the bowl, the decoration continues — scattered blossoms falling across the interior wall, a coverage more generous than most iro-e chawan allow themselves. The foot is left unglazed, the clay visible, granting the piece a quiet base. At 14.3 cm in diameter, this is a substantial chawan, closer in scale to a bowl intended for a spring tea gathering than for private use. It is a vessel that expects the season to arrive.
🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
松坂萬古の名工、佐久間勝山による色絵桜花茶碗。柔らかな生成りの釉に、白い桜の花びらが枝垂れるように描かれ、内側にも花びらが散らされています。直径14.3cmのゆったりとした寸法は、春の茶事にふさわしい存在感を備えています。桐共箱・布・紐付き。勝山氏は既に物故され、共箱付きで残る作品は年々少なくなっています。静かに、春を待つための一碗です。
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
Artist: Sakuma Shozan (佐久間勝山), late master of Matsusaka Banko-yaki
Title: Iro-e Sakura Chawan (色絵桜花茶碗) — Polychrome Cherry Blossom Tea Bowl
Origin: Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Dimensions: Diameter 14.3 cm × Height 9 cm
Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or repairs.
Accompaniments: Original paulownia tomobako (桐共箱) inscribed and sealed by the artist, with cloth wrapper and tie.
🔹 [ Cultural & Artistic Insight ]
Matsusaka Banko is a regional lineage of Banko-yaki rooted in Mie Prefecture, a tradition that reaches back to the 18th century and is known for its independent spirit within Japanese ceramics. Within this lineage, Sakuma Shozan is remembered as a meikou among meikou — a master among masters — a quiet authority whose name circulates carefully among tea practitioners and collectors of Japanese overglaze work. His world was the spring chawan: cherry blossoms rendered in iro-e, painted with the patience of someone who had drawn the same branch for decades. Since his passing, pieces accompanied by original tomobako have become increasingly uncommon, and the market for his work has contracted into the hands of those who already knew his name. This bowl belongs to that quiet archive. It is not a discovery piece; it is a recognition piece.
🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]
The ground is a soft, slightly warmed cream — closer to the inside of a petal than to white — with a single peachy drip that the artist allowed to remain, a small admission of the kiln's will. Across one side, a dark iron branch descends and opens into a dense cascade of white sakura, each blossom drawn individually, centered with small dots of red, green, and yellow enamel. The composition is asymmetrical in the tea sense: weighted, resolved, unhurried. Inside the bowl, the decoration continues — scattered blossoms falling across the interior wall, a coverage more generous than most iro-e chawan allow themselves. The foot is left unglazed, the clay visible, granting the piece a quiet base. At 14.3 cm in diameter, this is a substantial chawan, closer in scale to a bowl intended for a spring tea gathering than for private use. It is a vessel that expects the season to arrive.
🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]
松坂萬古の名工、佐久間勝山による色絵桜花茶碗。柔らかな生成りの釉に、白い桜の花びらが枝垂れるように描かれ、内側にも花びらが散らされています。直径14.3cmのゆったりとした寸法は、春の茶事にふさわしい存在感を備えています。桐共箱・布・紐付き。勝山氏は既に物故され、共箱付きで残る作品は年々少なくなっています。静かに、春を待つための一碗です。
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ]
• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days
• Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking)
• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
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