{"product_id":"karehagi-chawan","title":"Karehagi Chawan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKarehagi — the dry, faded color of bush clover at the end of autumn.\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-%20Karehagi%20Chawan%20(KRH-6T2WP)\"\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\u003eTradition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eKaratsu-derived (唐津系) stoneware\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSurface\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eKarehagi (枯萩, withered hagi) — a pale, dry register associated with hagi; muted and restrained\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDimensions\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e11.0–11.3 cm × 4.7 cm (4.3 in × 1.9 in), diameter × height\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCondition\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eExcellent — recent work by the artist (2026); no chips or restoration.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBox\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSigned kiri-bako (桐箱, paulownia wood box)\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReference\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eKRH-6T2WP\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\u003eKarehagi (枯萩, withered hagi) names the dry, faded color of hagi — bush clover, one of the flowers of autumn — after its brightness has passed. Here the word reads less as a fixed hue than as a register: pale warmth, drawn down; a surface that seems already touched by time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chawan sits low and opens wide — a little over eleven centimeters across and under five tall. Matcha (抹茶) spreads thin across the interior, keeping the whole surface in view. It is a form made to be looked into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails class=\"cwr-acc\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYasumoto Kajihara (梶原靖元, b. 1962) was born in Saga and trained in Karatsu and Kyoto before establishing his own kiln in 1995. His work is rooted in the study of ko-garatsu (古唐津, old Karatsu), the Karatsu wares of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is known for rebuilding early Karatsu from the material up — grinding sandstone himself, selecting the finer particles, and studying old kiln sites in Japan and Korea. His work is shown at galleries including Kuroda Tōen in 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 surface may slowly settle where the hand returns. Let it change at its own pace.\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":55144418410788,"sku":"CR-004","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/7426\/5636\/files\/01_hero_23bdc5af-dd04-49ff-83c4-ba5c0f5d2558.png?v=1781966176","url":"https:\/\/chawanroom.com\/products\/karehagi-chawan","provider":"CHAWAN ROOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}