{"product_id":"kuro-glazed-hirazukuri-chawan-showa-studio-seto-kuro-style-summer-tea-bowl","title":"Kuro Glazed Hirazukuri Chawan | Showa Studio | Seto-kuro Style | Summer Tea Bowl","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn the tea ceremony (\u003cem\u003echadō\u003c\/em\u003e, 茶道), the choice of chawan is never arbitrary. A tea master selects a bowl not only for beauty but for season: the wide, low form of a \u003cem\u003ehirazukuri\u003c\/em\u003e (平作り — flat-constructed) chawan belongs to summer, when a broad mouth allows the whisked matcha to cool and breathe, when the eye rests on a surface that feels open rather than enclosed, when the gesture of holding the bowl is less of a cup and more of a held landscape. This seasonal intelligence — \u003cem\u003ekidori\u003c\/em\u003e (季取り), reading the mood of the moment through objects — is one of the most sophisticated aspects of Japanese tea culture, and it is built into the proportions of this bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe glaze tradition at work here is \u003cem\u003eSeto-kuro\u003c\/em\u003e (瀬戸黒) — Seto black — one of the \u003cstrong\u003eShichi-taikan\u003c\/strong\u003e (七大観), the seven great chawan forms revered in the Japanese tea ceremony canon alongside Raku, Hagi, and Karatsu. Seto-kuro emerged in the Momoyama period (桃山時代, late 16th century) under the direct influence of tea master Sen no Rikyū's aesthetic revolution: the move away from precious Chinese \u003cem\u003emeiwan\u003c\/em\u003e (名碗) and toward Japanese vessels that embodied \u003cem\u003ewabi\u003c\/em\u003e (侘び) — transience, plainness, the beauty of the unfinished. The characteristic technique, \u003cem\u003ehikidashi-guro\u003c\/em\u003e (引き出し黒 — drawn-out black), involves removing the piece from the kiln at peak temperature and allowing it to cool rapidly in air, arresting the iron glaze at its deepest, most mirror-like state. The result is a black that is not decorative but atmospheric — something that absorbs light rather than reflecting it, that changes reading between morning and candlelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis studio chawan works entirely within that lineage. The exterior carries \u003cstrong\u003ekushime\u003c\/strong\u003e (櫛目 — comb-scored) decoration in the lower register: parallel lines drawn through the clay before firing, a technique associated with Seto and Tamba traditions that adds tactile life to the surface without ornamentation. The black iron glaze covers the body fully, with passages of warm brown-copper where the glaze runs thin at the shoulder — a feature called \u003cem\u003eyohen\u003c\/em\u003e (窯変 — kiln change), valued precisely because it cannot be planned. The wide, flat base (\u003cem\u003ehira-kodai\u003c\/em\u003e, 平高台) grounds the bowl with quiet authority. The unglazed rim reveals dark chocolate-brown iron-rich clay beneath. The base carries a small incised personal cipher of the potter. The interior is deeply glazed, clean, and smooth for whisking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFor the tea practitioner, this is a functional, seasonally correct summer chawan in a prestigious glaze lineage. For the collector drawn to the severe beauty of Japanese black-glaze ceramics, it offers the full Seto-kuro experience in a studio piece of honest craft. No box; no certificate — only the bowl, which is more than enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExcellent condition. No chips, cracks, or repairs. Glaze fully intact. Studio piece, Showa–Heisei period, c. 1970–2000\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chikoyaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45321517727823,"sku":"CHK-CER-GEN-202605-001","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/6588\/1423\/files\/IMG_1769_result.jpg?v=1779977231","url":"https:\/\/chikoyaki.com\/products\/kuro-glazed-hirazukuri-chawan-showa-studio-seto-kuro-style-summer-tea-bowl","provider":"Chikoyaki","version":"1.0","type":"link"}