{"product_id":"hakeme-katakuchi-matcha-bowl-brushed-white-slip-spiral-swirl-pouring-lip","title":"Hakeme Katakuchi Matcha Bowl — Brushed White Slip, Spiral Swirl, Pouring Lip","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis spouted tea bowl (katakuchi) is decorated in the hakeme (刷毛目, \"brush-mark\") technique: white slip swept over dark red-brown clay with a coarse brush, then covered in a clear glaze with a fine crackle. Inside, the brushwork follows the throwing rings in a tight spiral that draws the eye down to the well, where a patch of bare iron-brown clay curls into the centre like a comma or a wave. Outside, the strokes run on a diagonal, so the white and brown seem to turn around the bowl. The rim is left in rich brown, framing the pale interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHakeme comes from Korean buncheong ware of the Joseon dynasty (15th–16th century), and Japanese tea masters admired it for the sense of movement in a single brushstroke. Each piece is unrepeatable, since the pattern depends on the speed and pressure of the potter's hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe katakuchi (片口, \"one-sided mouth\") form has a single pouring lip pulled from the rim. Originally a vessel for pouring sake or sauces, it makes a practical matcha bowl: you can whisk tea in it and pour it neatly into cups, which suits sharing matcha or preparing iced matcha and lattes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe form is wide and gently flaring, set on a sturdy trimmed foot in dark red-brown clay, with a small incised mark inside the foot ring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Origin: Japan; kiln\/artist unconfirmed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Form: Katakuchi (spouted) matcha bowl, wide flaring body, single pouring lip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Glaze: Hakeme brushed white slip over iron-rich clay, clear glaze with fine crackle; brown rim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Decoration: Spiral brushwork inside with a swirl of bare clay in the well; diagonal strokes outside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Foot: Trimmed foot in dark red-brown clay, small incised mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Condition: Good secondhand condition — please see photos for any marks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dimensions: (Diam.) approx. 13cm (excluding spout) x (H) approx. 7cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60024392810880,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/BAD6BFF2-DDC3-43B3-B09E-DD3457B5A066.jpg?v=1790878512","url":"https:\/\/tsuchi-ceramic.com\/products\/hakeme-katakuchi-matcha-bowl-brushed-white-slip-spiral-swirl-pouring-lip","provider":"Tsuchi Ceramic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}