{"title":"Tea Bowls and Chawans","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kiseto-glazed-tsutsugata-chawan","title":"Kizeto Tsutsu Chawan","description":"\u003ch4\u003eMr. Kotsuji's yellow Seto deep tea bowl illuminates a water-like palette of yellow, brown and green. It contrasts with his foundational material Iga clay, which is rough with intentional impurities, pebbles and iron. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTsutsunaga 筒茶碗\u003c\/em\u003e is a form of deep tea bowl, traditionally used to keep tea warm in the winter time. Kotsuji believes vessels should be used for modern lives and therefore encourages using this chawan for any food or drink in Eastern and Western lifestyles.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Kotsuji has dedicated his career to Iga clay, drawn to its strength, simplicity, warmth and history. He fires his wares multiple times to achieve a desired effect, eventually highlighting the clay's textural essence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThe soul of Iga clay can only be awakened in the kiln, with its expressive potential revealed by fire, chance, and time.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIga Ware's \u003cem\u003eKeshki\u003c\/em\u003e - surface scenery - is known for its dynamism. Its features result from long firing at high temperatures, when ash falls on the chawan forming glistening, capricious shades of green. Distortions, cracks, scorching and fallen ash glaze are natural effects associated with this style of pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susurri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746264686856,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4628\/1480\/files\/masters_shinichi_teabowl_2830_cover.png?v=1777408950"},{"product_id":"feathered-nerikomi-chawan","title":"Feathered Nerikomi Chawan","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThis tea bowl is made by Tsuneji Ueda, an important Mingei potter whose works are highly sought after by collectors. A hypnotising feathered pattern moves around the bowl inside and out, formed by layering and slicing stained clay through the difficult \u003cem\u003eNerikomi\u003c\/em\u003e technique.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rhythm and intricacy of the \u003cem\u003eUzura-te\u003c\/em\u003e pattern (Quail Feather) makes the bowl endlessly interesting to study around and around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oval bowl form opens and and curves inward, inviting two hands to cup its sides. Its brown, cream and green layers pairs beautifully with the colours of the tea. A glossy swath of jade glaze has been poured to enhance asymmetry inside and outside the tea bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCracks in the glaze have been mended using the Kintsugi technique. The bowl is usable with food and drinks in good condition without box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susurri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746265964808,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4628\/1480\/files\/nerikomi_tsuneji_2680_cover.png?v=1777486845"},{"product_id":"vermillion-jade-tea-bowl","title":"Vermillion and Jade Tea Bowl","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThis tea bowl has an overwhelming aura of a jewel or a flower in full bloom. A crescent of glossy glaze with a vibrant cinnabar hue emerges from glowing jade at the rim, lifted by a gradation of sakura pink.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis luxurious waterfall of colours wraps both on the interior and exterior of the bowl, hanging in crevices and highlighting delicate grooves. With a narrow, unglazed foot, the bowl flares upwards in a sugi-nari shape (杉形cedar-like tea bowl form).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked with characters 匋胡 just above the foot ring, this bowl is of unknown origin. It's unlikely that the glaze is formulated or fired for achieving Shinsha cinnabar glaze, but the colour is stunning nonetheless.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susurri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746267537672,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4628\/1480\/files\/teabowl_taohu_2757_cover.png?v=1777408950"},{"product_id":"six-footed-waveform-nerikomi-chawan","title":"Six-footed Waveform Nerikomi Chawan","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThis tea bowl is made by a team of students with additional learning needs, utilising the sophisticated \u003cem\u003eNerikomi\u003c\/em\u003e technique.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA hypnotic surface wraps around the bowl form. The rhythmically marbled pattern exemplifies in its clarity and discipline, with carefully matched layers. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe charitable organisation Shuko Gakuen has turned a technique demanding many production stages into distributed job opportunities for service users. Here each student learns to master one stage in the \u003cem\u003eNerikomi\u003c\/em\u003e process. Together their craftsmanship exceeds that of many \u003cem\u003eNerikomi\u003c\/em\u003e pieces rushed onto the commercial market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNerikomi\u003c\/em\u003e patterns require much forethought before being handbuilt. Each block of colour here is a puzzle piece, the pattern is the same inside and out. Stained clays are inter-layered into blocks before being sliced to reveal the cross-section, a meticulous pattern. The final form is born when the pattern is draped over a mould, sanded for clarity, before being glazed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Together we hope to send a message of warmth and goodwill through bowls made by everyone.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e– Shuko Gakuen Social Welfare Corporation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Susurri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746267799816,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4628\/1480\/files\/nerikomi_shuko_2859_cover.png?v=1777408950"}],"url":"https:\/\/susurrishop.com\/collections\/tea-bowls-and-chawans.oembed","provider":"Susurri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}