Kiyomizu-ware Handmade Matcha bowl Ajisai

Kiyomizu-ware Handmade Matcha bowl Ajisai

Design

紫陽花 Ajisai is the June flowers which bloom beautifully all over Japan during the rainy season.

The flowers are special for Japanese as they cheer us up on gloomy days of rainy season!

The hydrangeas look like shining because they are traced in gold.

Shape

This bowl has a hollow in the front.  This is a sign that this is the front of the bowl.
The host serves tea to the guest with the front facing, and the customer who receives it turns the bowl clockwise so that he/she does not drink from the front.
This kind of bowl with the front recessed is called “鹿背茶碗 Kasechawan”.

About Kiyomizu ware

清水焼 (Kiyomizu-yaki) Kiyomizu ware is a type of Kyō ware traditionally from Gojōzaka district near Kiyomizu Temple, in Kyoto.

The history of Kiyomizu ware dates back to the 16th century.

About Artist

This Matcha bowl is made by a Japanese craftsman 八木海峰 Yagi Kaihou.

He was born in Kyoto.

– In 1968, he made a demonstration of painting on ceramics with the presence of Her Majesty the Empress.
– In 1993, he exhibited Kyo-ware, Kiyomizu-ware exhibition in Paris and he demonstrated painting on ceramics.
– He received many awards and he was certified as a traditional craftsman in 2003.

At the back of the bowl, there is a stamp of 八木海峰 Yagi Kaihou.

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