{"product_id":"yamaoka-shozo-kyo-yaki-chawan-black-gold-medallion-crane-tomobako","title":"Yamaoka Shozo Kyo-yaki Chawan Black Gold Medallion Crane Tomobako","description":"A Kyo-yaki chawan by Yamaoka Shozo, decorated with bold black-glazed roundels enclosing auspicious motifs — crane in flight, rising sun, plum blossom — rendered in gold against a cream ground. The density of intention in each medallion reflects the ceremonial imagination of Kyoto's ceramic tradition at its most declarative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e📐 BASIC DETAILS\u003cbr\u003e• Artist: Yamaoka Shozo (山岡昇造)\u003cbr\u003e• Ware: Kyo-yaki (京焼)\u003cbr\u003e• Type: Matcha chawan (抹茶碗)\u003cbr\u003e• Decoration: Black overglaze with gold-outlined crane, sunrise, and plum medallions\u003cbr\u003e• Condition: Some crazing (kanyuu) present; overall condition good\u003cbr\u003e• Tomobako: Included (signed wooden box)\u003cbr\u003e• Seal: Confirmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🏛 CULTURAL INSIGHT\u003cbr\u003eThe motif vocabulary here — tsuru (crane), hinode (sunrise), ume (plum) — belongs to Japan's oldest register of auspiciousness. In the context of the tea gathering, these symbols do not merely decorate; they orient the moment. The circular medallion form (丸紋, marumon) concentrates each motif into a self-contained world, a tradition rooted in textile and lacquer as much as ceramics. Kyo-yaki's overglaze enamel tradition made this kind of layered pictorial intensity possible in a way that other regional wares could not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔍 DEEP-DIVE\u003cbr\u003eYamaoka Shozo worked within the Kyo-yaki lineage where decorative ambition and technical control are inseparable. The black glaze ground used here is not simply a backdrop — it creates a night-sky field against which the gold roundels appear almost illuminated. The crazing (貫入) present in the glaze surface, common in high-fire Kyo-yaki, integrates naturally into the overall surface character and does not diminish the piece's ceremonial presence. The tomobako, signed by the artist, confirms the work's attribution and adds provenance continuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e【日本語解説】\u003cbr\u003e山岡昇造による京焼抹茶碗。黒掛地に金彩で縁取られた丸紋に鶴・日の出・梅を配した格調ある装飾。鶴・旭日・梅という吉祥文様の組み合わせは、茶の席の場を祝祭的に整える意図を持つ。釉薬に貫入が見られるが状態は良好。共箱・落款確認済み。\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":61626878067058,"sku":"260228_a_2160","price":650.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m84035140851_1.jpg?v=1772289080","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/yamaoka-shozo-kyo-yaki-chawan-black-gold-medallion-crane-tomobako","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}