{"product_id":"untitled-oct1_20-58-39","title":"Kuro-Ninsei Chawan — Grapevine Motif, Kyoto Ware, Wooden Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese matcha tea bowl (chawan) is made in the Kuro-Ninsei style: a deep, glossy black glaze used as a ground for bright enamel painting. Two broad grape leaves in amber shading to burnt brown frame a hanging cluster of green grapes, while fine tendrils curl around the body in gold-toned line. Throwing rings remain visible beneath the leaves, so the painting follows the movement of the wheel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe style looks back to Nonomura Ninsei, the 17th-century Kyoto potter who worked at the Omuro kiln near Ninna-ji temple and is credited with establishing the refined overglaze enamel (iro-e) painting of Kyoto ware. \"Ninsei-style\" pieces by later Kyoto potters reinterpret his elegant, painterly decoration; the black-ground version sets the colours off with particular contrast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrapes have appeared in Japanese decoration since the Nara period, when grape-patterned mirrors and textiles arrived via the Silk Road, and they are read as a sign of abundance. In tea practice they are an autumn subject, making this a seasonal bowl for September to November.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe form is a half-cylinder (hantsutsu) shape with gently rounded walls and a slightly inturned rim. The neatly trimmed foot shows a fine cream clay with a spiral at its centre, and an impressed potter's seal sits beside it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Origin: Japan, Kyoto ware (Kyō-yaki), Kuro-Ninsei style; seal not yet identified\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Form: Hantsutsu (half-cylinder) chawan, slightly inturned rim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Glaze: Glossy black ground with amber, brown and green enamel decoration; gold-toned tendrils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Decoration: Grapevine with autumn leaves and fruit cluster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Base: Unglazed cream clay footring with spiral, impressed seal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Box: Wooden box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Condition: Good secondhand condition; small mark on the rim — please see photos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dimensions: (Diam.) approx. 12cm x (H) approx. 7.8cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60024037867904,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/958D6A93-A290-4271-9350-82CE774CBF9D.jpg?v=1790881206","url":"https:\/\/tsuchi-ceramic.com\/products\/untitled-oct1_20-58-39","provider":"Tsuchi Ceramic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}