Gohonte matcha tea bowl by Seigan 500ml

 Gohonte matcha tea bowl by Seigan 500ml

An original tea bowl, handmade by Japanese ceramic artist Seigan Yamane. Traditional for hagiyaki, the gohonte style - irregular circles on a grey glaze in orange and beige - is naturally created by firing in a reduction atmosphere (with reduced oxygen in the kiln). The cup is shaped like a classic matcha tea bowl - matchawan. Each time it is used, it will give the pleasure of experiencing contemporary applied art. The bottom of each teacup is marked with the artist's signature.

Seigan Yamane is a highly regarded ceramic artist who lives and works in Hagi town. Many years of trials and experiments with traditional materials and techniques can be seen in the artist's unique vessels. His pieces tend to be irregular in shape and are made of quite massive, often porous clay with small pebbles. They embody the Japanese aesthetic of wabi - sabi. The artist derives great joy from his daily work and wishes to pass it on to all who use the vessels he makes :)

Due to the handmade nature of his work, each bowl is slightly different from the others - the unique distribution of the glaze on the vessel and the subtle differences in size are a natural feature of the objects made by the artist's hand.

Features:

• highly regarded Japanese ceramics from Hagi - hagiyaki 
• renowned ceramic artist Seigan Yamane
• natural colours - brown clay and pastel colours of glaze - traditional gohonte style
• fine netting of cracks on the glaze - will become increasingly visible with use
• Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetics
• capacity is measured to the top edge of the vessel - ‘practical’ capacity is slightly smaller

Dimensions:

• Diameter 12cm
• Height 8,5cm
• Capacity (to the upper edge) 500ml