Shop Teaware Raku-yaki Chawan (Matcha Bowls) | Japanese Matcha Bowl – Kintsugi Kuro-Raku Chawan – 530Ml

With Its Open Half-Shaped Shape And Glaze That Is Entirely A Deep, Featureless Black, This Kurraku Tea Bowl Represents The Epitome Of The Wabi Aesthetic Proposed By Sen No Rikyu. Stamped With The Raku Mark, It May Have Been Made By A Member Of The Raku Family.

Once Damaged, This Tea Bowl Has Been Repaired Using Traditional Kintsugi Coated With Gold Powder.


Like All Raku Vessels, This Bowl Is Very Porous And Rather Fragile. With Each Use, We Recommend Rinsing The Bowl With Hot Water Before Brewing Tea In It, As You Would With Any Tea Bowl.

One Of Japan’S Best-Known Styles, Raku-Yaki Or Raku-Yaki Was Created By The Famous Tea Master Sen No Rikyu In The Late 16Th Century. Perhaps Inspired By The Hikidashi-Guro Technique Recently Used To Produce The Seto Black Tea Bowl Style, Rikyu Collaborated With Tile Manufacturer Chōjiro To Produce A New Style Of Vessel For Tea Ceremonies. Raku Tea Bowls Are Handmade From Porous Clay Rather Than Wheel-Thrown, Then Coated With Lead Glaze, Fired At Low Temperatures, And Removed From The Kiln While Still Hot. Most Raku Chawan Comes In Two Styles: Aka-Raku And Kuro-Raku .

Kintsugi Is A Ceramic Repair Technique In Which Chips, Cracks, Broken Pieces Can Be Repaired With Lacquer, Which Can Be Mixed Or Sprinkled With Precious Metal Powder, Usually Gold Or Silver . Rather Than Hiding Damage, The Use Of Precious Metals Highlights Imperfections, Telling The Story Of The Item’S Wear And Repair Over Time And Tying In To The Buddhist Concept Of “Mindlessness” That Embraces Such Imperfections.

The Techniques And Philosophy Of Kintsugi Have Long Been Associated With Chanoyu , Or The Japanese Tea Ceremony, And Are Used In Many Famous Works. The Earliest Examples Were Often Restored With A Simple Black Or Red Lacquer That Was Less Ornate And More Wabi-Sabi Or Modest. Although The Technique Of Lacquerware Restoration Dates Back To The Jomon Period, It Is Said To Have Been First Introduced To Teahouses By Furuta Oribe In The Late 16Th To Early 17Th Centuries.

One Of Japan’S Most Advanced Technologies, Raku-Yaki Or Raku-Yaki, Was Developed By The Famous Tea Master Sen-No-Rikyu In The Late 16Th Century. Perhaps Inspired By The Hikidashi-Guro Technique Recently Used To Produce The Seto Black Tea Bowl Style, Rikyu Collaborated With Tile Manufacturer Chojiro To Produce A New Style Of Vessel For Tea Ceremonies. Raku Tea Bowls Are Handmade From Porous Clay Rather Than Wheel-Thrown, Then Coated With Lead Glaze, Fired At Low Temperatures, And Removed From The Kiln While Still Hot. Most Raku Tea Bowls Come In Two Styles: Akara And Kuraku .

Dimensions:

12 Cm – Width
8.3 Cm – Height
530 Ml – Capacity

Condition: Very Good

This Vintage Japanese Item Is Shipped From Thailand.