Tea Bowl with Celadon Glaze

Ceramics

Craft Artist: Nobuyuki Kimura

ORIGIN: Kyoto
MATERIAL: Clay

The beauty of color and crackle

A quaint tea bowl in a lush celadon glaze reminiscent of ancient Chinese ceramics. The elegant color and delicate crackled expressions give an impression of the Kyoto artist’s sense which is reflected in its depth. The wonderful harmony with the unglazed foot is also aesthetically pleasing.

Related Contents

Nobuyuki Kimura

Ceramic Artist

CRAFT ARTIST

VOL.5

READ

INSIGHT

A Bowl Trusted for Peaceful a Sip of Tea

The Art of Appreciating Tea Bowls VOL.1

The sound of the tea whisk ceases, and a bowl of tea is placed before you by the host. The steam softly rising from the bowl, the faint aroma of matcha powdered green tea wafting through your nose. In the serene moment before taking a sip, there is always a tea bowl between the host and the guest.Sen no Rikyu, who established the art of the tea ceremony, taught the principles of “Wa, Kei, Se...

RESOURCE

Kan-nyu (Crackle)
- Technique
The cracking that appears on the surface of glazed ceramics as a result of the differing rates of expansion and contraction between base and glaze during firing. Crackle is regarded as an important factor in appreciating the aesthetic quality of such ceramic works.
Celadon
- Generic term
A type of ceramics in ash glaze which includes a small content of iron, called celadon glaze. With high temperature of over 1,200 degree through reduction firing, the color varies from blue to green. Its delicate tones depend on the blending ratio of iron and methods for firing. Originated in ancient China, celadon ware was highly regarded as prestigious ceramics which expresses the color of Jade. Later, it was spread to Korea, Southeast Asia and Japan. Celadon wares in powder blue (粉青 – funsei ) produced in China during the Southern Song Dynasty were especially cherished as the highest-ranked masterpieces in Japan. Its literal name is sometimes distinguished in Chinese character by its materials, when using stones it is referred to as 青磁 – seiji, and when using clay it is referred to as 青瓷 – seiji.

KOGEI STANDARD Japanese Crafts Online Media

New Products

Featured Exhibitions & Events

KOGEI Topics

Editor's Column “The Path of Japanese Crafts” Part2: Modern Society and Kogei

Exhibition • Event Report

Editor's Column "Craft Production Regions"

The Art of Appreciating Tea Bowls

Special Column “Toward the Revitalization of Wajima Lacquerware”

VOICE

KOGEI & Me

Editor's Column “The Path of Japanese Crafts” Part1: Japanese Aesthetic Sense

Editor's Note

KOGEI STANDARD
JAPANESE CRAFTS ONLINE MEDIA

InsightKogei Articles

Latest Articles

Mori Kougei Launched New Material Brand “TSUKIT”

“GO FOR KOGEI 2025” Will Be Held. This Year’s Theme Is “The Attributes of Kogei: How Can We Reframe Craft?”

The Exhibition “Blurred: Intersecting Boundaries” Fusing Traditional Techniques and Contemporary Art Will Be Held

“Time & Style New Products 2025” Time & Style Launched a New Collection in Japan

Exhibition Information

Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West

Blurred: Intersecting Boundaries

The 100th Anniversary of Mingei: Kyoto's Legacy of Everyday Life

Commemorating the Succession: Shinbei Sakakura XVI Exhibition

Articles by Series

New Products

Featured Exhibitions & Events

KOGEI Topics

Tea Bowl with Celadon Glaze

The beauty of color and crackle

Chu-kai Tea Caddy

White Karatsu Four-sided Tea Bowl

Tanba Rakkyo Sake Flask

Moon Jar with Small Flowers

Nobuyuki Kimura

A Bowl Trusted for Peaceful a Sip of Tea

KOGEI STANDARD JAPANESE CRAFTS ONLINE MEDIA

Latest Articles

Exhibition Information

Lucie Rie: Elegant Vessels Fusing East and West

Blurred: Intersecting Boundaries

The 100th Anniversary of Mingei: Kyoto's Legacy of Everyday Life

Commemorating the Succession: Shinbei Sakakura XVI Exhibition

Articles by Series

New Products

Featured Exhibitions & Events

KOGEI Topics

The beauty of color and crackle

Nobuyuki Kimura

KOGEI STANDARD
JAPANESE CRAFTS ONLINE MEDIA