Handcrafted Japanese Tea Bowl (Chawan) Yakesa Ware
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This piece was a handmade one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.
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Details about the sold piece
- Height 8.5 cm
- Width 10.5 cm
- Weight 0.3 g
- Color Beige, Brown
- Item Type Chawan
- Material Ceramics
- Period of Creation Heisei (1989–2019)
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
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Description
An angler with raised rod stands on the shore, a small animal resting at his feet – in fine, sepia-colored brushstrokes, this tea bowl tells a small story from the everyday life of times past. The scene is painted with a loose, sketch-like hand onto the finely crackled, ivory-colored glaze and recalls the ink painting of Chinese scholar paintings, a motif that was often adopted in Japanese ceramic art.
This Yakesa tea bowl, a variant of Raku ware, is characterized by its low firing temperature and the resulting soft wall that feels pleasant to the touch. The reddish-brown glaze rim sets a warm accent against the light, creamy-white surface and emphasizes the cylindrical, slightly outward-flaring shape of the bowl. The fine crackle lines in the ceramic body lend the piece additional depth and make it appear even more characterful over time.
The bowl comes in a wooden box signed by the master potter and was made in the Heisei period. With its narrative painting, it is a piece of Japanese tea culture that is as well suited to daily use as it is to stylish display.
