{"product_id":"lnt-flaring-celadon-chawan-tea-bowl-ー清水-卯一-茶盌","title":"LNT Flaring Celadon Chawan Tea Bowl ー清水 卯一 “茶盌”","description":"\u003cp\u003eA broad, exceptionally thinly potted tea bowl by Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi, covered in a softly luminous celadon glaze and enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan. Rising from a small foot, the low rounded body opens generously outward to a subtly irregular flaring rim, giving the bowl an unusually light and expansive profile. The pale blue-green glaze is traversed by a broad network of fine crackle, while gentle depressions and undulations in the clay remain visible beneath the translucent surface, creating shifting areas of depth and tone both inside and out. Along the lip the celadon thins to reveal the dark iron-rich body beneath, forming a fine charcoal-brown line that sharply defines the circumference. Below, the glaze ends cleanly around the foot, exposing the deep reddish-brown clay and Shimizu's impressed seal. The contrast between the cool, almost watery celadon and the dark clay gives definition to an otherwise remarkably restrained bowl. At 15.5 cm (over 6 inches) in diameter yet only 6.5 cm (2-1\/2 inches) tall, its breadth and shallow form emphasize the delicacy of its construction. It is in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI particularly like the dark line around the rim on this piece. Because the celadon is so pale and ethereal, that almost ink-drawn circumference gives the entire bowl definition; without it, the form might visually dissolve. It is also a very Shimizu-like handling of celadon: rather than attempting the immaculate, evenly colored surface associated with classical Longquan wares, he allows the darker body, throwing irregularities, crackle and slight glaze variations to remain active parts of the composition.\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":51255380771063,"sku":"MC1848","price":150100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/7472\/3063\/files\/2026-09-2911.28.22.jpg?v=1791006726","url":"https:\/\/kuramonzen.com\/products\/lnt-flaring-celadon-chawan-tea-bowl-%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"}