Shino Chawan — Ένα φωτεινό μπολ τσαγιού στην παράδοση της Μομογιάμα - Κεραμικό - 加藤健二 Kato Kenji - Ιαπωνία - 1900–2000

Item Description:

加藤健二 Kato Kenji — Shino Chawan (Tea Bowl)

This beautifully formed tea bowl (chawan) exemplifies the celebrated tradition of Shino ware, one of the most revered styles within the Mino ceramic lineage.

The bowl presents a generous, slightly cylindrical form with softly irregular walls and a gently undulating rim — hallmarks of the hand-formed Shino aesthetic that prizes natural spontaneity over precision.

The exterior is covered in a thick, opaque white feldspathic Shino glaze (nagashigusuri) displaying the characteristic pitted surface texture known as koge, created during high-temperature wood-firing.

Across the surface, expressive passages of grey-blue iron-bearing areas appear in freely drifting formations, where the glaze has parted to reveal the underlying clay body, creating a landscape-like contrast of white, russet, and smoky grey.

The warm, sandy-beige unglazed foot ring (kodai) reveals the coarse-grained Mino clay body, with traces of fire blush from kiln contact.

The interior carries a quietly luminous pale grey-white glaze with delicate iron speckles, providing a serene vessel for matcha.

The piece is accompanied by its original signed wooden storage box (tomobako) inscribed "Shino Chawan" with the artist's signature and seal, and a biographical pamphlet.

Size
Height: 9 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Depth: 11.5 cm
Weight: 833 g

Condition
The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration; the glaze surface, foot ring, and overall form are all intact, displaying only natural kiln characteristics inherent to Shino ware.

Artist Profile
Kato Kenji was a Mino-based ceramic artist who devoted his practice to the study and expression of Shino ware rooted in the Momoyama-period tradition. He studied wheel-throwing under master ceramist Kobayashi Shikaku and went on to establish his own studio, Tokyuan. A scholar-practitioner, he served as editor of the ceramics journal "Rokuro" and authored the book "Learning from Torokuro" (selected by the Japan Library Association), demonstrating his commitment to transmitting the knowledge and philosophy of classical Mino ceramics to a wider audience. His work is characterized by a deep fidelity to traditional Shino glazing techniques, emphasizing the unpredictable beauty born of wood-fired kilns.

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