Jar (Tsubo) – Yakishime (Land of Shigaraki)
Jar (Tsubo) – Yakishime (Land of Shigaraki)
Description
A silent presence, born of fire.
Some objects need no announcement to change a room. This jar is one of them. Set on a shelf or a table, it draws the eye without demanding it — a rare quality that only fire can give.
The philosophy of fire and Shizen-yu
Yukitaka Hatsuda applies no glaze to his clay. Instead, he entrusts each piece entirely to the fire of his anagama — a pit kiln dug into the hillside of Kasatori-chō, Kyoto. Through a forced-draft, high-density firing at temperatures exceeding 1,300 °C, wood ash swirls through the kiln, settles on the surface, melts and flows, building up textures and colors that no human hand could design.
This is shizen-yu: natural glaze, born of chance and flame.
Living with the jar
Its modest size is an open invitation. Tuck a few dried branches inside, a rose at the last of its bloom — or simply let it stand alone, unhurried, in the quiet of your home. It belongs as naturally in a Parisian apartment as in a countryside interior, wherever one knows how to sit with beauty that does not shout.
You will not tire of it. Each hour of daylight finds something new in its living surface.
Dimensions (cm): L: 20 cm × D: 24 cm × H: 20 cm
Weight: 1.6kg
Material: ceramic — yakishime firing in anagama pit kiln
Artist: Yukitaka Hatsuda
Ships from Kyoto, Japan
One of a kind. This piece cannot be reproduced.
■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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