{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-bizen-ikebana-vase-unglazed-stoneware-goma-ash-glaze-effect","title":"Vintage Japanese Bizen Ikebana Vase, Unglazed Stoneware, Goma Ash Glaze Effect","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"4\"\u003eBizen ware \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"36\"\u003easks nothing of glaze at all. This tall \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"76\"\u003eikebana vase comes from Bizen, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"109\"\u003epottery region in Okayama Prefecture \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"146\"\u003eand one of Japan's \"Six Ancient Kilns\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"185\"\u003e— production sites that have fired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"220\"\u003econtinuously since the medieval period. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"260\"\u003eWhat makes Bizen distinct among all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"296\"\u003eJapanese ceramic traditions is what it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"335\"\u003edeliberately withholds: no glaze is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"371\"\u003eever applied. Every color and texture \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"409\"\u003eon this vase — the deep charcoal-black \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"448\"\u003epassages, the warm golden speckling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"485\"\u003ethe subtle shifts between them — was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"522\"\u003eproduced entirely by wood ash and flame \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"562\"\u003eduring roughly a week of continuous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"598\"\u003efiring in a wood-burning kiln, working \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"637\"\u003edirectly on the iron-rich local clay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"0\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"1\"\u003ehe golden, lightly textured patches are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"41\"\u003ewhat Bizen potters call goma (胡麻, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"75\"\u003e\"sesame\") — pine ash that melted and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"112\"\u003esettled onto the surface during firing, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"152\"\u003edusting it the way sesame seeds might \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"190\"\u003escatter across a dish. Where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"223\"\u003epiece sat more deeply in ash or was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"259\"\u003estarved of direct flame, the surface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"296\"\u003einstead turned toward darker, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"326\"\u003esmoke-touched charcoal tones. Because \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"364\"\u003ethese effects depend entirely on a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"399\"\u003epiece's exact position in the kiln — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"436\"\u003ehow it was stacked, how ash \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"464\"\u003edrifted, where flame passed closest — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"502\"\u003eno two Bizen pieces ever \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"527\"\u003eemerge alike. Japanese collectors call \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"566\"\u003ethis range of kiln effects yōhen (窯変), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"605\"\u003e\"kiln transformation,\" and it's the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"641\"\u003ecentral reason Bizen ware is prized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"677\"\u003erather than standardized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"0\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"1\"\u003ehis particular form — a tall, gently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"38\"\u003etapered cylinder — is a classic hanaire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"78\"\u003e(花入) shape, made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"95\"\u003especifically for ikebana. Bizen ware \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"132\"\u003ehas long held a special \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"156\"\u003eplace in flower arranging for a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"188\"\u003epractical reason as much as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"219\"\u003eaesthetic one: its unglazed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"248\"\u003eslightly porous body is traditionally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"286\"\u003ecredited with keeping cut flowers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"320\"\u003efresher for longer, while its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"350\"\u003emuted earth tones sit quietly behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"387\"\u003ethe flowers rather than competing with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"426\"\u003ethem — a design philosophy rooted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"460\"\u003ein wabi-cha aesthetics, where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"490\"\u003ethe container should support \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"519\"\u003ethe arrangement, not upstage it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"0\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"3\"\u003e vase is accompanied by its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"31\"\u003eoriginal wooden storage box, tied \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"65\"\u003eclosed with cord, along with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"96\"\u003eprotective cloth — a level of care in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"134\"\u003epresentation typically reserved for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"170\"\u003eceramics meant to be respected as much \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"209\"\u003eas used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_chunkWrapper_yu34g_39\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"0\"\u003eShipped with care \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"18\"\u003efrom our studio in Hanoi. Surface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"52\"\u003etexture, ash marks, and firing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"83\"\u003evariation are entirely natural to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"121\"\u003epiece and are the reason it's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_animating_yu34g_10\" data-newtext-seq=\"151\"\u003evalued, not a flaw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chikoyaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46074652393551,"sku":"CKY-CER-013","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/6588\/1423\/files\/IMG_E6832_result.jpg?v=1784274568","url":"https:\/\/chikoyaki.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-bizen-ikebana-vase-unglazed-stoneware-goma-ash-glaze-effect","provider":"Chikoyaki","version":"1.0","type":"link"}