{"title":"Chawan","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small room of one-of-one chawans, sourced from Japanese kilns and shipped insured from Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shizenyu-chawan","title":"Shizenyū Chawan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe kiln decides. The fire decides. The clay only carries what arrives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne-of-one. Signed kiri-bako included. Ships insured and tracked from Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this chawan, or additional photographs — \u003ca href=\"mailto:hello@chawanroom.com?subject=Inquiry%20-%20Shizenyu%20Chawan%20(SHZ-K7M3R)\"\u003einquire by email\u003c\/a\u003e. We reply within two business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDetails\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"cwr-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTechnique\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eRokuro (wheel-thrown), yakishime (焼締, unglazed high-fired stoneware), wood-fired\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eApplied glaze\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eNone\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSurface\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eShizenyū (自然釉, natural ash glaze) formed during firing; ishi-haze (石爆ぜ, stone burst) at the rim; mikomi-koge (見込焦げ, dark charring in the interior)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDimensions\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e13.3–14.1 cm × 6.0 cm (5.2–5.6 in × 2.4 in), diameter × height\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eExcellent — no chips or restoration. Made during the artist's lifetime.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBox\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSigned kiri-bako (paulownia wood box)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReference\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSHZ-K7M3R\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYakishime (焼締, unglazed high-fired stoneware) is one of Japan's oldest ceramic firing traditions, later treasured in the world of tea for its directness and natural surface. No glaze is brushed on. The surface is built only by what the fire deposits during firing — ash from the burning wood lands on the body, melts into the clay, and becomes shizenyū (自然釉, natural ash glaze). What you see was not painted. It was placed by ash, flame, and gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rim of this chawan carries an ishi-haze (石爆ぜ, a stone burst), where a small mineral inclusion in the clay expanded under heat. The break radiates outward, and the surrounding surface deepens into a darker char that continues into the mikomi, the interior well of the chawan — a feature known as mikomi-koge (見込焦げ). This is not damage, but the record of the kiln: an accident of firing the maker chose to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRyōji Koie (鯉江良二, 1938–2020) is one of the most distinctive ceramic artists of postwar Japan. Born in Tokoname — one of the rokkoyō (六古窯, the Six Ancient Kilns) — he refused to stay inside a single tradition. He fired what other potters discarded, taught at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts, and was elected to the International Academy of Ceramics in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwards include the Japan Ceramic Society Award (1992), the Chunichi Cultural Award (2005), and the Japan Ceramic Society Gold Prize (2008). His work is held in the permanent collections of the V\u0026amp;A, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, LACMA, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCare\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse with warm water and dry on a soft cloth. Avoid soap, dishwasher, and prolonged soaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith use, the ash-glazed and unglazed surfaces may take on a softer depth where the hand returns. It is not finished when it leaves the kiln; it is finished by the years that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eShipping \u0026amp; returns\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chawan is shipped insured and tracked from Tokyo in ceramic-safe double-boxed packaging, within two business days of payment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the piece arrives damaged, we arrange a full refund or replacement. Import duties and taxes are the buyer's responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently shipping to the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Australia. Read our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eshipping policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"CHAWAN ROOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54060693815588,"sku":"CR-001","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/7426\/5636\/files\/cr001heronew.png?v=1780081844"},{"product_id":"hikidashi-shiro-chawan","title":"Hikidashi-shiro Chawan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack where the carbon held. White where the kiln gave. Silver where the two met.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne-of-one. Signed kiri-bako included. Ships insured and tracked from Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this chawan, or additional photographs — \u003ca href=\"mailto:hello@chawanroom.com?subject=Inquiry%20-%20Hikidashi-shiro%20Chawan%20(HKS-J4N8X)\"\u003einquire by email\u003c\/a\u003e. We reply within two business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDetails\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"cwr-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTechnique\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eRokuro (wheel-thrown), hikidashi (引出, pulled red-hot from the kiln around 1240°C)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSurface\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eHikidashi-shiro (引出白, pulled white) on one face; tankaboku (炭化黒, carbon black) on the opposite face; ginka (銀化, silvering) band between\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDimensions\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e15.0–16.1 cm × 8.2 cm (5.9–6.3 in × 3.2 in), diameter × height\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eExcellent — no chips or restoration. Made during the artist's lifetime.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBox\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSigned kiri-bako (paulownia wood box), inscribed by the artist as \"Kamiyahagi-de, hikidashi-shiro chawan\"\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReference\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eHKS-J4N8X\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHikidashi (引出, to pull out) is a high-fire technique associated with the Momoyama-period Seto-Mino tea ceramics, especially Seto-guro and related Mino wares. The chawan is removed from the kiln at full heat with long iron tongs, exposed to open air, and cooled in seconds. The thermal shock fixes the surface in a way that gradual cooling cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white face is hikidashi-shiro (引出白, white pulled out), the rare white variant of the technique, which is most often associated with black Seto-guro. The opposite face is carbonized to deep tankaboku (炭化黒, carbon black); when the chawan is dipped in water before use, the black darkens further toward sumi-guro (墨黒, ink-black). Between the two faces runs a thin band of ginka (銀化, silvering), a metallic sheen formed through localized reduction during firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRyōji Koie (鯉江良二, 1938–2020) is one of the most distinctive ceramic artists of postwar Japan. Born in Tokoname — one of the rokkoyō (六古窯, the Six Ancient Kilns) — he refused to stay inside a single tradition. He fired what other potters discarded, taught at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts, and was elected to the International Academy of Ceramics in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis chawan was fired at his kiln in Kamiyahagi (上矢作, Gifu), in the Mino region — the historical home of Shino, Oribe, and Seto-guro. Awards include the Japan Ceramic Society Award (1992), the Chunichi Cultural Award (2005), and the Japan Ceramic Society Gold Prize (2008). His work is held in the permanent collections of the V\u0026amp;A, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, LACMA, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCare\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse with warm water and dry on a soft cloth. Avoid soap, dishwasher, and prolonged soaking. Dipping the chawan in water before use will deepen the carbon black side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver years, the surface may hold traces of matcha, tea, and touch. The body deepens where the hand returns. It is not finished when it leaves the kiln; it is finished by the years that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eShipping \u0026amp; returns\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chawan is shipped insured and tracked from Tokyo in ceramic-safe double-boxed packaging, within two business days of payment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the piece arrives damaged, we arrange a full refund or replacement. Import duties and taxes are the buyer's responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently shipping to the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Australia. Read our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eshipping policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"CHAWAN ROOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54060699353380,"sku":"CR-002","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/7426\/5636\/files\/01_hero_d55f5ccc-6d39-4a5d-bc01-5ab6ad891e18.png?v=1780076691"},{"product_id":"sekki-chawan","title":"Sekki Chawan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe color was already inside the clay. The fire only brought it forward.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne-of-one. Signed kiri-bako included. Ships insured and tracked from Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions about this chawan, or additional photographs — \u003ca href=\"mailto:hello@chawanroom.com?subject=Inquiry%20-%20Sekki%20Chawan%20(SEK-P9R2T)\"\u003einquire by email\u003c\/a\u003e. We reply within two business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDetails\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"cwr-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTechnique\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eRokuro (wheel-thrown), sekki (炻器, sintered stoneware) — bisque firing followed by two main firings of approximately forty hours each at 1270°C in a gas kiln\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eApplied glaze\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eNone\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSurface\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eColor emerges from the clay body itself through controlled oxidation and reduction firing\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDimensions\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e13.5–13.6 cm × 7.8 cm (5.3 in × 3.1 in), diameter × height\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eExcellent — recent work by the artist; no chips or restoration.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBox\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSigned kiri-bako (paulownia wood box)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReference\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSEK-P9R2T\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSekki (炻器, sintered stoneware) is fired hotter than earthenware and lower than porcelain. The body vitrifies, but the unglazed surface keeps the quiet tactility of raw earth — opaque, dense, and warm to the hand. The clay used here comes from Izumo, Shimane, a region of the San'in coast where earth and fire have shaped pottery for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker, Ken Mihara, believes that any clay holds a memory of color, and that careful firing brings the memory forward. Oxygen-rich flames raise warm browns and pinks; reduction firing pulls cooler greys, blues, and lavenders out of the same body. No glaze is added. What the eye reads as color is the clay itself, transformed by the way it was held in the flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKen Mihara (三原研, b. 1958) studied civil engineering before turning to clay, then trained briefly under the mingei potter Kenji Funaki before going his own way in 1985. He works exclusively in sekki (sintered stoneware), allowing color to emerge from the clay body itself through carefully controlled oxidation and reduction firings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award (2008), widely regarded as one of the most important awards in contemporary Japanese ceramics, and the Grand Prize at the Chanoyu-no-Zōkei Exhibition twice (2001, 2008). In 2005 he received a Tomo Museum grant to travel in Italy for six months. His work is held in more than forty public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the V\u0026amp;A, LACMA, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCare\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse with warm water and dry on a soft cloth. Avoid soap, dishwasher, and prolonged soaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith use, the unglazed surface may take on a softer depth where the hand returns. The surface reads warm or cool depending on the time of day. It is not finished when it leaves the kiln; it is finished by the years that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eShipping \u0026amp; returns\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chawan is shipped insured and tracked from Tokyo in ceramic-safe double-boxed packaging, within two business days of payment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the piece arrives damaged, we arrange a full refund or replacement. Import duties and taxes are the buyer's responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently shipping to the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Australia. Read our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/shipping-policy\"\u003eshipping policy\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003erefund policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"CHAWAN ROOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54060700172580,"sku":"CR-003","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/7426\/5636\/files\/01_hero.png?v=1780417722"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/7426\/5636\/collections\/01_hero.png?v=1780041196","url":"https:\/\/chawanroom.com\/collections\/chawan.oembed","provider":"CHAWAN ROOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}