Tea Bowl - Yakishime (Shigaraki Clay)
Tea Bowl - Yakishime (Shigaraki Clay)
Description
Hook & Philosophy
A chawan - tea bowl - is not simply a vessel. In the Japanese tea tradition, it is the object that anchors the ceremony: held in both hands, turned slowly, studied in its light, brought to the lips with full attention. Yukitaka Hatsuda fires his chawan in an anagama pit kiln deep in the forests of Kasatori, Kyoto. No glaze is applied. A forced draft of air drives the wood fire beyond 1,300 °C, and the ash falls freely onto the clay, vitrifying into shizen-yu - natural glaze, made of nothing but earth, cinder, and heat. Each bowl is an itten-mono, a singular object, and it continues to change as it is used: absorbing the liquids that pass through it, deepening in color and texture, becoming yours irreversibly.
The Piece
Ash melted and, under reduction cooling, transformed into a rich olive-green bīdoro that now wraps the entire surface of this bowl. The color is extraordinary - warm yet mineral, somewhere between mossy jade and deep forest - and it gives the piece a quiet, sovereign presence. A bowl made for slow mornings, attentive hands, and tea worth remembering.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 105 x 103 x 75 mm |
| Weight | 280 g |
| Material | Ceramic - Shigaraki Clay (信楽土) |
| Artist | Yukitaka Hatsuda (初田幸隆) |
| Ships from | Kyoto, Japan |
■Important Notes Regarding High-Temperature-Fired pieces
This product was fired in a pit kiln at a temperature exceeding 1300°C. In a pit kiln, the falling ash melts and takes on a pearly appearance, while traces of charring and reddish highlights appear on the surfaces of the pieces. These color variations are what give wood firing in a pit kiln its unique charm. Because this item is made from raw, unsifted clay, the clay particles are not uniform in size and contain many small pebbles, which is why water leakage often occurs. Therefore, after being treated to prevent leakage, flower vases are filled with water for about a week after firing, and tea bowls, sake cups, and sake bottles are filled with water for a day and a night to check for leaks. However, water leakage may reappear during use. If you can identify the exact spot where the leak is occurring, apply a small amount of instant glue to the tip of a needle and seal the gap with pinpoint precision to stop the leak.
In the case of tea bowls, the gap is sometimes naturally filled over time as matcha residue accumulates with use, leading to improvement, so we would recommend taking a patient, long-term view of this natural process.
Shipping and customs
Shipped from Kyoto, Japan, via EMS.
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Return policy
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