{"product_id":"shigaraki-chawan-poured-ash-glaze-matcha-bowl","title":"Shigaraki Chawan – Poured Ash Glaze Matcha Bowl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eShigaraki Chawan – Poured Ash Glaze\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of One | Handmade in Shigaraki | Contemporary | Ships from Kyoto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- DESCRIPTION --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-item\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"ou-acc-btn\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRivers of pale ash glaze pour across a night-dark body on this \u003cstrong\u003eShigaraki chawan\u003c\/strong\u003e — broad, confident trails of gray-green that fork and branch over the blackened, gritty clay like streams crossing volcanic ground. The composition is pure gesture: poured and brushed in moments, fixed forever by the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface rewards touch as much as sight — matte, stony black against the satin of the glaze trails, with fine speckling throughout. Inside, a single sweep of gray crosses the dark well, waiting to disappear and reappear beneath whisked green. A compact foot ring in bare red-brown clay carries an impressed seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe selected this piece in person in Shigaraki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- DETAILS --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-item\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"ou-acc-btn\"\u003eDetails \u0026amp; Dimensions\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poured and brushed ash glaze (nagashi-gake) over iron-dark stoneware\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.1 cm × 8.4 cm H\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 281 g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Impressed maker's seal within the foot (unattributed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, handmade — the raw clay surfaces, glaze trails, and speckling are inherent to the piece\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kraft box\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- KESHIKI --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-item\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"ou-acc-btn\"\u003eKeshiki: The Landscape in a Bowl\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTea people speak of a bowl's \u003cstrong\u003ekeshiki (景色)\u003c\/strong\u003e — its \"scenery.\" Glaze runs become waterfalls; speckles become drifting snow; a bare patch of clay becomes a mountainside. Part of the pleasure of owning a bowl like this is finding your own landscape in it, and choosing which face to present forward when you serve tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis chawan offers scenery in abundance: turn it, and the pale rivers redraw themselves against the dark ground with every quarter-rotation. No two servings ever quite face the same view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ABOUT SHIGARAKI --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-item\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"ou-acc-btn\"\u003eAbout Shigaraki Ware\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShigaraki\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the hills of Shiga Prefecture, has fired pottery for over seven centuries as one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. Its wares have always let the material speak — coarse local clay, ash, and flame doing the decorating that a painter's brush does elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bowl works squarely in that tradition: no image, no pattern, just clay and glaze in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- CARE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-item\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"ou-acc-btn\"\u003eCare\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand wash with warm water and a soft cloth. Avoid dishwashers, microwaves, and abrasive scrubbing. Dry fully before storing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe unglazed clay areas may deepen slightly in tone with use — welcome scenery of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ONE OF ONE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-item\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"ou-acc-btn\"\u003eOne of One\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ou-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003eexact bowl photographed\u003c\/strong\u003e — once sold, it will not be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and shipped directly from our Kyoto studio via \u003cstrong\u003eJapan Post EMS\u003c\/strong\u003e, fully tracked and insured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Origin Uji","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322204823787,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/2995\/5307\/files\/ShigarakiChawan_PouredAshGlazeMatchaBowlMain.png?v=1788234284","url":"https:\/\/originuji.com\/products\/shigaraki-chawan-poured-ash-glaze-matcha-bowl","provider":"Origin Uji","version":"1.0","type":"link"}