Taki Bekizan (多気璧山) - Tea bowl - Clay

This elegant chawan (tea bowl) is a masterwork of Japanese ceramic artistry titled Hakudei Chawan (White Clay Tea Bowl), crafted by Taki Bekizan (多気璧山 1898–unknown), a distinguished ceramist from Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, renowned for his mastery of Mishima-de and hakeme techniques rooted in the Korean Joseon dynasty aesthetic tradition.

Formed from white clay (hakudei) and finished with a warm ivory-toned glaze, the bowl displays a naturally textured surface punctuated by fine iron-spot speckling (goma) distributed evenly across the exterior and interior walls. The characteristic fine crackle (kannyu) of the glaze lends the piece a serene, aged beauty deeply aligned with the wabi sensibility prized in Japanese tea ceremony. Subtle horizontal throwing lines articulate the gently flaring form, which rises from a compact foot ring (koudai) to a wide, generously open mouth — an ideal shape for whisking matcha. The interior base features a delicate impressed floral inbana stamp motif, a hallmark detail of the Mishima tradition. The unglazed foot ring reveals the warm, sandy clay body and natural kiln effects characteristic of this tradition.

Accompanied by its original tomobako (artist's wooden storage box) inscribed with the title "Hakudei Chawan" on the lid, along with a signed inscription and red seal on the inner lid, and a handwritten paper label on the exterior of the box. An artist biography pamphlet is also included, confirming the ceramist's background and artistic lineage.

Bekizan, born in Meiji 31 (1898) in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, dedicated his practice to the art of Mishima-de and hakeme in the Korean-influenced tradition. He received the esteemed commission to contribute works for the Imperial Household and his works were selected for exhibitions organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, garnering national recognition.

Size
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 13 cm

Weight
244 g

Condition
The tea bowl is in good overall condition with no chips or cracks; natural crackle glaze (kannyu) and iron spotting are intentional characteristics of the Mishima tradition, and the foot ring shows age-appropriate kiln residue and darkening consistent with vintage studio ceramics.

Artist Profile
多気檗山 Taki Bekizan (1898–unknown) was a Japanese ceramist based in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, celebrated for his mastery of Korean-influenced Mishima-de (inlaid slip decoration) and hakeme (brush-mark slip) techniques. Drawing upon the clay traditions of his native Mie, Bekizan devoted his practice to perfecting the Mishima tea ceremony aesthetic, producing tea bowls, tableware, and utensils that earned recognition at national industrial art exhibitions organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. His works received the exceptional honour of an imperial commission — contributing tea bowls to the household of the Empress Dowager and the Takeda Imperial family — and he is credited with pioneering a distinctive sculptural calligraphic style known as chōkoku shogei Mishima. He studied under the master Tatsumi Yuuhiko and dedicated his legacy to advancing the art of Mishima as a recognized authority within its tradition.


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