{"product_id":"lnt-chawan-tea-bowl-named-kogen-ー清水-卯一-茶盌","title":"LNT Chawan Tea Bowl named Kogen ー清水 卯一 “茶盌”","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quietly powerful tea bowl by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi, enclosed in its original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan, with the poetic name Kōgen inscribed inside the lid by the celebrated Zen temple Myōkian. The name may be understood as evoking something lofty, profound and mysterious, an apt complement to the elemental character of the bowl. Shimizu formed it from coarse, iron-rich clay, leaving the substantial foot and lower body exposed beneath a softly luminous white glaze. The surface is deliberately irregular: minute pits, traces of the underlying clay and a fine network of crazing break through the milky glaze, while flecks of warm iron appear particularly strongly around the interior rim. Subtle throwing lines remain visible beneath the glaze, and the gently undulating lip preserves the immediacy of the potter's hand. Particularly effective is the contrast between the cool, almost silvery white of the glazed body and the rough reddish-brown clay of the foot, which anchors the otherwise pale bowl firmly to the earth. The underside bears Shimizu's impressed seal. Neither overtly rustic nor refined to sterility, the bowl finds its character in the tension between these qualities—a simplicity especially suited to the contemplative atmosphere suggested by its name. It measures 13.5 cm (5-1\/2 inches) in diameter, 8 cm (3-1\/8 inches) tall and is in perfect condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMyokian is a historic Zen temple belonging to the Rinzai sect located in Oyamazaki, Kyoto. It is internationally celebrated for housing Taian, a 2-tatami mat structure designed by the legendary tea master Sen no Rikyu in 1582, which stands as the oldest existing tea house in Japan and a designated National Treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShimizu Uichi (1926-2004) was born in Kyoto the son of a ceramic dealer. Discarding the family business, he apprenticed in plastic arts under future Living National Treasure Ishiguro Munemaro. His work retains some principal elements of his teachers style while incorporating an understated elegance and avant-garde spirit of challenge uncommon for his time. He was first exhibited at the Nitten in 1951, receiving numerous awards there since. He also took the gold medal at the Prague International Exhibition, and was at the Brussels World Exposition. He is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto Museum of Modern art, Clark Center and the Freer Gallery among many others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shimizu Uichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51255386865911,"sku":"MC1851","price":150100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2026-09-2911.32.59.jpg?v=1791007462","url":"https:\/\/kuramonzen.com\/products\/lnt-chawan-tea-bowl-named-kogen-%e3%83%bc%e6%b8%85%e6%b0%b4-%e5%8d%af%e4%b8%80-%e8%8c%b6%e7%9b%8c","provider":"Kura Monzen Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}