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Hagi Chawan by Hamanaka Gesson
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Contemporary item# 798524
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A sublime chawan (tea bowl), reminiscent of classic marble sculptures, though warmer and more inviting to the touch. This vessel has the noble air of an ancient work of art and the modern feel of a ware shaped by a contemporary designer. It was made by a potter, who has exposed in a multitude of venues and lands, from Tokyo to New York and Beijing, as an ambassador of Hagi pottery; a tradition with roots in the world of the tea ceremony and which has therefore a sense of the Now, that is etern ...click for details
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Black Raku-yaki Chawan by Katsura-gama
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Contemporary item# 795565
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Black Raku-yaki chawan are certainly some of the most fascinating tea bowls, revered since they were first made in Kyoto, during the sixteenth century, by Chojiro ( ? - 1589) under the direction of the founding father of the Japanese tea ceremony: Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591). The apparent simplicity of the vessel, free of decoration, dynamism and distinction, embodies the spirit of Zen Buddhism to which it is intimately linked.
This particular bowl, a fine example of the timeless beauty of Raku w ...click for details
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Chawan by Tanigawa Shozo
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Contemporary item# 795564
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This exquisite chawan (tea bowl) was made by a potter named Tanigawa Shozo. It is shaped like an Ido chawan (water well tea bowl) but presents a light jade like, silky glaze; a very delicate balance between strength and beauty.
Tanigawa Shozo is a second generation potter born in 1933. He began studying with his father Shunyo in 1958, at the Shunyo kiln. In 1978, Shozo became a member of the renowned Japan Traditional Art Crafts Association.
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Shino Chawan by Toyama-gama
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Contemporary item# 795563
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9000 yen
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This chawan is a simple yet attractive Shino tea bowl. Shino pottery has been made since the end of the sixteenth century mainly as a ware to be used for the tea ceremony. The dynamic and often voluptuous qualities of Shino vessels make them some of the most favored by pottery enthusiasts. The yuzuhada (lemon skin) is also a much appreciated characteristic of Shino, and this particular chawan seems to be the ultimate proof of it.
The bowl was made at a kiln named Toyama-gama; unfortunately, ...click for details
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Karatsu Chawan by Hirayama Kenji
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Contemporary item# 795561
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The unpretentious form and colors of this Karatsu chawan (tea bowl) give it a subdued yet very appealing character; the same one tea masters of 16th century Japan appreciated in simple vessels, truer to the essence of Zen Buddhism. As with men, it is by looking at the foot that one can grasp the strength and richness of this bowl, well balanced and refined.
The chawan was made by a potter named Hirayama Kenji, born in 1947. Hirayama established his kiln, called Nakanotsuji in the city of Kara ...click for details
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Celadon Chawan by Karakida Matazo
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Contemporary item# 795559
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This attractive chawan (tea bowl) was made by a potter named Karakida Matazo, born in 1926. The soft shape and elegant sky-blue robe form a very refined vessel; certainly very appropriate for a tea ceremony during the summer, when the bowl’s soothing shade can refresh the body and the mind.
After his studies at the prestigious Tokyo University of the Arts, Karakida Matazo taught in a junior high school. He started studying pottery in 1952 and established his first kiln in the city of Nagano, ...click for details
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Shino Chawan by Kobayashi Takeharu
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Shino chawan are some of the most favored tea bowls; their spectacular heavy glazes seem to be frozen in time; as present as a meditating monk. This expertly crafted vessel was made by a potter named Kobayashi Takeharu, born in 1944. This is a simpler piece by the potter who is little known but has exposed all over Japan. His kiln is located in Toki, Gifu prefecture, one of the cradles of Mino pottery.
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Yashichida Wan by Suzuki Goro
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Contemporary item# 776656
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This splendid wan (bowl) is the work of Suzuki Goro, a potter recognized throughout the world for his mastery of his craft and his prolific and playful creativity. Women, as a source of inspiration, have a privileged status in Suzuki Goro’s world. The potter often uses nudes as motifs or let the clay be expressed through their forms. A bowl is a very appropriate support for an expression of this adoration, for its shape is after all a symbolic echo of the feminine figure. The Yashichida Orib ...click for details
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Iga Chawan by Watanabe Aiko (b)
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Contemporary item# 773836
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40,000 yen - on hold
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This splendid chawan (tea bowl) is the work of a relatively young and promising potter named Watanabe Aiko. In the land of pottery, women potters are still rare and it is always a pleasure to meet one with exceptional talent. Watanabe Aiko is now a recognized artist and this chawan, along with another one I am presenting in this catalog, clearly shows the coming of maturity of the craftswoman. With its running of gemlike bidoro (vitrified glaze) to the kodai (foot) and its pool of emerald, th ...click for details
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Iga Chawan by Watanabe Aiko (a)
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Contemporary item# 773828
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37,000 yen
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This beautiful chawan (tea bowl) is the work of a relatively young and promising potter named Watanabe Aiko. In the land of pottery, women potters are still rare and it is always a pleasure to meet one with exceptional talent. Watanabe Aiko is now a recognized artist and this chawan, along with another one I am presenting in this catalog, clearly shows the coming of maturity of the craftswoman; the kodai (foot) of the tea bowl shows both rawness and design. I certainly believe she deserves al ...click for details
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