Shino yaki orange and white tea bowl, vintage japanese shino ware order matcha chawan, tea ceremony chawan

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shino yaki orange and white tea bowl, vintage japanese shino ware matcha chawan, tea ceremony chawan

(listing for boxed tea bowl only)

This listing is for a Shino yaki ware tea ceremony bowl, made in Gifu Prefecture. The simple, orange colored tea bowl, is accented with touches of a thick white glaze, creating a lovely curdled texture with small holes. Drizzles of white glaze run tastefully down the inside of the cup.

The solid and sturdy, glossy tea bowl has a soft, smooth touch to the hands. There is an indented ridge just below the lip to make for comfortable cupping of the hands around the bowl.

The artist's seal, Tomiyama Kama, appears on the base of the chawan and the bowl comes in it's original wooden storage box. The artist's name is also written on the box lid. The bowl is in very good vintage condition with no cracks or chips. The box lid has a very slight warp.

Enjoy drinking Japanese matcha tea in this lovely hand made bowl. The Japanese say that a tea bowl becomes more beautiful with use. The oil from the drinker's hands and the green of the matcha gradually seep into the bowl's surface giving it a rich color and luster. Some tea ceremony teachers say a cheaper, frequently used bowl, can look even more beautiful than an expensive, rarely used chawan!

- bowl measures 12.5 cm (4.9”) in diameter x 8 cm (3.1”) tall.
- box measures 11.5 cm (4.5”) x 15 cm (5.9”) x 15 cm (5.9”).
- weighs 690 gm.

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SHINO YAKI WARE
Shino-yaki is one of the most loved varieties of ceramics, both for the table and the tearoom. Named for its Shino glaze, which ranges from snowy white to deep cream and on to grey and even orange. It often has a thick, curdled texture with small holes. Shino-yaki is certainly distinctive in its zen-like simplicity.

Shino yaki was Japan's first white glaze, and is made of ground feldspar mixed with clay. Where the glaze is thin, the feldspar sometimes stains the clay either deep brown, called okoge (scorch) or bright red, called hi-e (fire marks). These accidental marks, so beautiful, yet unpredictable, are loved by connoisseurs of tea.

Shino first appeared in the Momoyama era (1568-1600) but the glaze fell out of favor in the early 18th century when green and brown Oribe glazes became popular. In the 19th century, there was a brief resurgence, after which it disappeared until the 20th century.

When Shino glazes cover drawings painted in iron oxide, they appear and disappear under the varying thickness of the glaze, creating an eye catching effect. These are known as e-Shino (picture Shino).

When drawings are etched into a layer of iron oxide which is then covered in Shino glaze, the result is a grey field with light drawings. This is known as nezumi (mouse) Shino.

Shino ware is popular today, and the glaze covers tea bowls, rice bowls, and a multitude of Japanese tableware. Modern potters using Shino glazes often intentionally exaggerate glaze imperfections to cause glaze skips and holes, which heighten the effect of the red marks, so the overall color looks orange.

CHAWAN
The chawan originated in China. The earliest chawan in Japan were imported from China between the 13th and the 16th centuries.

The Jian chawan, a Chinese tea bowl known as Tenmoku chawan in Japan, was the preferred tea bowl for the Japanese tea ceremony until the 16th century. The Japanese word tenmoku comes from the name of the Tianmu Mountain, where Japanese priests got these tea bowls from Chinese temples to bring back to Japan.

By the end of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), as the custom of tea drinking spread throughout Japan and the Tenmoku chawan became desired by all ranks of society, the Japanese began to make their own copies in Seto (Aichi Prefecture). The Japanese particularly liked the bowls with a tapered shape, so most Seto-made Tenmoku chawan had this shape.

With the rise of the wabi tea ceremony in the late Muromachi period (1336–1573), the Ido chawan, kinds of Korean bowls mainly used for rice, also became highly prized in Japan. Korean bowls were a favourite of tea master Sen no Rikyū because of their rough simplicity.

Over time and with the development of the Japanese tea ceremony as a distinct form, local ceramics became more highly prized and developed. Around the Edo period, the chawan was often made in Japan. The most esteemed pieces for a tea ceremony chawan are Raku ware, Hagi ware, and Karatsu ware.