A Shippō enamel glaze tea bowl (七宝釉薬彩茶碗) by Keijuan studio — where Japanese ceramic art becomes abstract expressionist painting. This handmade chawan carries cascading multi-colored glazes over a dark cylindrical form: white, gold, amber, and silver streaks fall in stalactite drip patterns across the surface. A Japanese tea ceremony bowl born from the seven-treasure glaze technique, each firing unrepeatable.
The technique — Shippō yūyaku-sai — layers multiple colored enamel glazes and surrenders them to the kiln. They flow, pool, collide. The result is not decoration but event. Gold amber rivulets trace vertical paths through darkness. Silver threads catch light where the glaze thins. White eruptions break through like cloud formations seen from above.
The cylindrical form holds these movements with quiet authority. The dark brown-black base recedes, allowing the glaze drama to occupy the full visual field. In the hand, the surface carries texture where glazes have built up — ridges and valleys that map the kiln's memory.
Keijuan (啓寿庵) — a studio name meaning "hermitage of blessed longevity" — works within an expressive multi-glaze tradition that treats the chawan as canvas. The density of intention here is unmistakable: this is not a bowl with decoration, but a fired painting that happens to hold tea.
The tomobako (signed wooden box) reads 七宝釉薬彩茶碗 啓寿庵, confirming authorship and technique.
🔹 [ CONDITION ] • No chips or cracks • Glaze surfaces intact with full depth and iridescence
🔹 [ DIMENSIONS ] • Diameter: ~10.5 cm (4.1 in) • Height: ~9.5 cm (3.7 in)
🔹 [ SHIPPING & PACKAGING ] • Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days • Carrier: Japan Post EMS / UPS (with tracking) • Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials
