{"product_id":"shiraiwayaki-guinomi-by-watanabe-toshiaki-namako-glaze-sake-cup","title":"Shiraiwayaki Guinomi by Watanabe Toshiaki - Namako Glaze Sake Cup","description":"Experience authentic Japanese ceramics with this Shiraiwayaki Guinomi by Watanabe Toshiaki. This sake cup serves as a Namako Glaze Cup and Akita Pottery, featuring Shinogi Carving and Blue White Ceramic artistry—a must-have for any collector seeking Japanese Craft and Tea Ceremony Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Watanabe Toshiaki (渡辺敏明)\u003cbr\u003e• Technique: Namako (sea cucumber) glaze over shinogi carved ridges\u003cbr\u003e• Era: Contemporary (Heisei–Reiwa period)\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Shiraiwayaki, Akita Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Diameter approx. 5.8 cm × Height approx. 5.4 cm (2.3\" × 2.1\")\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Signed wooden box (白岩焼 敏明), seal stamp, cloth, pamphlet\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good – no significant flaws\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ CULTURAL \u0026amp; ARTISTIC INSIGHT ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShiraiwayaki is one of Akita Prefecture’s defining ceramic traditions, recognized for its namako (sea cucumber) glaze. The name refers to the undulating blue-white surface that recalls the skin of a sea creature—organic, alive, and impossible to fully control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe indigo-blue and white glaze cascades down the exterior in a dramatic frost effect. Where the glaze is thick, it pools into deep oceanic blue. Where it thins over the raised shinogi ridges, it breaks to white and pale blue, creating a visual rhythm of depth and surface.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\"Indigo cascading over carved ridges—the sea remembers the mountain’s shape.\"*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ DEEP-DIVE COMMENTARY ]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Namako Glaze**: The interplay between glaze and carved form is the signature of Shiraiwayaki. This piece demonstrates the technique at its most dramatic—indigo pooling in the valleys between ridges while breaking to frost-white on the peaks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Shinogi Technique**: Vertical carved ridges encircle the body, creating channels that choreograph the glaze flow. Each ridge becomes a small watershed—glaze gathers in the valleys and releases from the peaks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**The Akita Tradition**: Watanabe carries forward a pottery lineage rooted in Akita’s cold northern landscape. The namako glaze seems to echo the region—deep winter blues, frost patterns, the weight of snow on ridged terrain. The tulip-shaped form rises with quiet elegance, and the exposed red-brown foot ring anchors the piece in earthen honesty.\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：渡辺敏明\u003cbr\u003e• 技法：海鼠釉・鑧（しのぎ）\u003cbr\u003e• 時代：現代（平成〜令和）\u003cbr\u003e• 産地：秋田県・白岩焼\u003cbr\u003e• 寸法：口径約5.8cm × 高さ約5.4cm\u003cbr\u003e• 付属：箱（「白岩焼 敏明」署名・印）・布・栞\u003cbr\u003e• 状態：良好\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【解説】\u003cbr\u003e秋田の伝統窯・白岩焼を継承する渡辺敏明によるぐい呑み。縦方向に刻まれた鑧文が海鼠釉の流れを導き、藍と白の劇的なコントラストを生み出す。釉薬が厚く溜まる谷間には深海のような藍が沈み、稜線では白く弾ける。チューリップ形の端正なフォルムに秋田の冬景色が宿る一盃。\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*Frost on carved stone, the sea in a cup—Akita speaks in blue silence.*","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61593291784562,"sku":"260113_a_1575","price":781.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m60433855303_5.jpg?v=1771078201","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/shiraiwayaki-guinomi-by-watanabe-toshiaki-namako-glaze-sake-cup","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}