Hira-gata Aka-Oribe Chawan
This hira-gata Aka-Oribe chawan (matcha bowl) has a wide, open shape, perfect for letting tea cool in the warmer months. This open shape is distorted by three chamfered faces that spiral up the bowl. Each of these faces is painted with a different abstract, geometric design. The rest of the bowl features a warm and subtle red-orange slip coated in a clear ash glaze. The unique chamfers, organically uneven shape, and abstract designs make this cup a great expression of Furuta Oribe’s aesthetic philosophy of hyouge (へうげ) which roughly translates to ‘playful’, ‘charming’, ‘jocular’, ‘warped’ etc.
A lesser-known Oribe style, Aka-Oribe (赤織部 - Red Oribe) gets its distinctive soft red/orange/pink hues from a local Mino clay called Akarakudo, which is processed into slip (liquid clay) and applied to the usual white Mino clay. On top of this, a clear ash glaze protects the thin layer of slip. Because of the natural origin of this red slip, the colours of Aka-Oribe can vary drastically.
This hira-gata Aka-Oribe chawan (matcha bowl) has a wide, open shape, perfect for letting tea cool in the warmer months. This open shape is distorted by three chamfered faces that spiral up the bowl. Each of these faces is painted with a different abstract, geometric design. The rest of the bowl features a warm and subtle red-orange slip coated in a clear ash glaze. The unique chamfers, organically uneven shape, and abstract designs make this cup a great expression of Furuta Oribe’s aesthetic philosophy of hyouge (へうげ) which roughly translates to ‘playful’, ‘charming’, ‘jocular’, ‘warped’ etc.
A lesser-known Oribe style, Aka-Oribe (赤織部 - Red Oribe) gets its distinctive soft red/orange/pink hues from a local Mino clay called Akarakudo, which is processed into slip (liquid clay) and applied to the usual white Mino clay. On top of this, a clear ash glaze protects the thin layer of slip. Because of the natural origin of this red slip, the colours of Aka-Oribe can vary drastically.
Original: $98.00
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$29.40Description
This hira-gata Aka-Oribe chawan (matcha bowl) has a wide, open shape, perfect for letting tea cool in the warmer months. This open shape is distorted by three chamfered faces that spiral up the bowl. Each of these faces is painted with a different abstract, geometric design. The rest of the bowl features a warm and subtle red-orange slip coated in a clear ash glaze. The unique chamfers, organically uneven shape, and abstract designs make this cup a great expression of Furuta Oribe’s aesthetic philosophy of hyouge (へうげ) which roughly translates to ‘playful’, ‘charming’, ‘jocular’, ‘warped’ etc.
A lesser-known Oribe style, Aka-Oribe (赤織部 - Red Oribe) gets its distinctive soft red/orange/pink hues from a local Mino clay called Akarakudo, which is processed into slip (liquid clay) and applied to the usual white Mino clay. On top of this, a clear ash glaze protects the thin layer of slip. Because of the natural origin of this red slip, the colours of Aka-Oribe can vary drastically.
