This is a matcha bowl modeled after the vessels loved by Sen no Rikyu. Our company is located in a castle town of Okayama Castle, which is home to many of the heads of the Ten Senke guilds. While visiting the home of a disciple of the Urasenke organization, whose chairman is a customer of our company's wine bar, to help organize their belongings, I noticed this matcha bowl. The house was burned down during the war, so there are no accessories, but according to the chairman of Urasenke, "I believe it is a very good item, used even before the previous head of the family," and I was given this antique. Originally, tea was drunk from Chinese porcelain, but Sen no Rikyu had special bowls made, and these are tea bowls for drinking matcha created by the Raku family in Kyoto. Basically, red and black tea bowls are the standard. Authentic Raku bowls are of a museum-collection level, possessing immeasurable value, and ceramics imitating them were made throughout the country. This matcha bowl is one of them. The technique of shaping the clay by hand-twisting without a potter's wheel and firing it at high temperatures is exactly the same as that of Raku bowls. It is a profound piece, rough and rugged yet warm, with a brown or black color that makes the green of the matcha stand out. As a specialist in Bizen ware, I was captivated by this piece, and we invite you to experience this ancient Japanese beauty for yourself.
W: 12.5cmH: 8cm
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