{"product_id":"takahashi-dohachi-kyo-ware-matcha-bowl-sumi-e-young-pine-on-warm-white-glaze-signed-tomobako","title":"Takahashi Dohachi Kyo Ware Matcha Bowl — Sumi-e Young Pine on Warm White Glaze, Signed Tomobako","description":"A pine branch, drawn in a single breath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ BASIC DETAILS ]\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Takahashi Dohachi\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Kyoto, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Material: Kyo ware ceramic with sumi-e pine\u003cbr\u003e• Motif: Young Pine (Wakamatsu)\u003cbr\u003e• Era: 1900s\u003cbr\u003e• Box: Tomobako (artist's wooden presentation box)\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Good, carefully inspected\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Cultural \u0026amp; Artistic Insight ]\u003cbr\u003eThe brushwork moves with the confidence of someone who has nothing to prove — three strokes, four, and the young pine is already there. This is Kyo ware from the Takahashi Dohachi lineage, one of Kyoto's enduring ceramic families, whose name has been bound to the refined aesthetics of the tea ceremony for generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe glaze is warm white, softly luminous, with a surface that holds light the way old plaster holds the memory of a season. Against it, the wakamatsu — young pine — is painted in sumi ink: dark, direct, unhurried. Pine in Japanese tradition carries a particular kind of weight. It does not bloom and fade. It simply remains. To bring such an image into the tea room at the turn of the year is to make a quiet declaration about continuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe form is grounded and honest. The footring is slightly squared and well-cut. The interior shows the gentle discoloration of past use — tea stains settled into the glaze, not damage but evidence. This bowl has been held. It has been drunk from. That history does not diminish it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComes with the original signed wooden box (tomobako), with calligraphy on the lid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ Deep-Dive Commentary ]\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: H approx. 7 cm \/ D approx. 12.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eCondition: No notable chips or cracks. Natural use-patina visible on interior floor.\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Original tomobako included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e日本語\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e高橋道八による若松絵茶碗。乳白黄釉の肌に、墨で若松を端正に描いた作品です。松葉の筆線は速く、力強く、迷いがない。釉肌はしっとりと温かく、見込みには使用の年月が静かに染みています。共箱付き、状態良好。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ 日本語解説 ]\u003cbr\u003e京焼の名門・高橋道八による若松絵茶碗。乳白黄釉の肌に墨で若松を描いた、侘びの景色が際立つ一碗。新年の茶席にふさわしい吉祥の意匠。共箱付き、状態良好。\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":61741736001906,"sku":"260406_a_2649","price":853.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m50484485293_1.jpg?v=1775485889","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/takahashi-dohachi-kyo-ware-matcha-bowl-sumi-e-young-pine-on-warm-white-glaze-signed-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}