Oharagi Replica Seto-guro Chawan
This Kyo-yaki chawan (matcha bowl) is a replica (写 - utsushi) of Oharagi (小原木): a 16th century Seto-guro bowl. Like the original, it has a straight-walled half-cylindrical shape with vertical faceting or mentori (面取り) along with a subtly uneven shape and rim. The glossy jet black glaze replicates the original's hikidashiguro finish, down to the triangular patch that is left bare. The original Oharagi chawan was said to be a favourite of Sen no Rikyū.
Developed in the late 1500s by Mino potters, potentially at the direction of Furuta Oribe , Seto-guro (瀬戸黒 - Seto Black) bowls have a cylindrical shape and a glossy black glaze. This glaze has a high-iron content and the black colour comes from the hikidashi-guro (引き出し黒 - pull-out black) technique in which the piece is removed from the kiln while still red hot, around 1,200°C. The rapid cooling turns the iron glaze black. The hikidashi-guro technique is also used to make the later kuro-raku chawan
This chawan was made by Nishio Kōshū (西尾香舟) and comes with a kiribako (桐箱 - wooden paulownia box) signed and sealed by the artist. Nishio-san was born in 1950 in Shigaraki and continued his family business of producing Shigaraki teaware until 1983 when he started his own kiln. Today he produces ceramics for the tea ceremony in a wide variety of styles including many not traditionally made in Shigaraki (such as this Seto-guro)
This Kyo-yaki chawan (matcha bowl) is a replica (写 - utsushi) of Oharagi (小原木): a 16th century Seto-guro bowl. Like the original, it has a straight-walled half-cylindrical shape with vertical faceting or mentori (面取り) along with a subtly uneven shape and rim. The glossy jet black glaze replicates the original's hikidashiguro finish, down to the triangular patch that is left bare. The original Oharagi chawan was said to be a favourite of Sen no Rikyū.
Developed in the late 1500s by Mino potters, potentially at the direction of Furuta Oribe , Seto-guro (瀬戸黒 - Seto Black) bowls have a cylindrical shape and a glossy black glaze. This glaze has a high-iron content and the black colour comes from the hikidashi-guro (引き出し黒 - pull-out black) technique in which the piece is removed from the kiln while still red hot, around 1,200°C. The rapid cooling turns the iron glaze black. The hikidashi-guro technique is also used to make the later kuro-raku chawan
This chawan was made by Nishio Kōshū (西尾香舟) and comes with a kiribako (桐箱 - wooden paulownia box) signed and sealed by the artist. Nishio-san was born in 1950 in Shigaraki and continued his family business of producing Shigaraki teaware until 1983 when he started his own kiln. Today he produces ceramics for the tea ceremony in a wide variety of styles including many not traditionally made in Shigaraki (such as this Seto-guro)
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This Kyo-yaki chawan (matcha bowl) is a replica (写 - utsushi) of Oharagi (小原木): a 16th century Seto-guro bowl. Like the original, it has a straight-walled half-cylindrical shape with vertical faceting or mentori (面取り) along with a subtly uneven shape and rim. The glossy jet black glaze replicates the original's hikidashiguro finish, down to the triangular patch that is left bare. The original Oharagi chawan was said to be a favourite of Sen no Rikyū.
Developed in the late 1500s by Mino potters, potentially at the direction of Furuta Oribe , Seto-guro (瀬戸黒 - Seto Black) bowls have a cylindrical shape and a glossy black glaze. This glaze has a high-iron content and the black colour comes from the hikidashi-guro (引き出し黒 - pull-out black) technique in which the piece is removed from the kiln while still red hot, around 1,200°C. The rapid cooling turns the iron glaze black. The hikidashi-guro technique is also used to make the later kuro-raku chawan
This chawan was made by Nishio Kōshū (西尾香舟) and comes with a kiribako (桐箱 - wooden paulownia box) signed and sealed by the artist. Nishio-san was born in 1950 in Shigaraki and continued his family business of producing Shigaraki teaware until 1983 when he started his own kiln. Today he produces ceramics for the tea ceremony in a wide variety of styles including many not traditionally made in Shigaraki (such as this Seto-guro)
