{"product_id":"matcha-bowl-vintage-akikusa-chawan","title":"Matcha Bowl - Akikusa Chawan - Autumn Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deep, rounded bowl in a cream-buff clay, the surface soft rather than bright, with a thin clear glaze over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outside of the bowl is decorated with plants: fine dark outline, green leaves shaded with ochre, reddish stems. The plants are painted under an overglaze enamel, \u003cem\u003eiro-e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foot is a cleanly turned ring standing proud of the base, the outside cut back with a broad bevel and a sharp V taken straight through the ring, a \u003cem\u003ekiri-kōdai\u003c\/em\u003e (切高台). The device came into Japanese tea ware from Korean pottery, and is left as a deliberate interruption in an otherwise even foot. Inside the ring the trimming spirals to a small central point, and a small oval kiln seal is impressed in the bare clay beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kyoto enamelled earthenware, \u003cem\u003eKyō-yaki\u003c\/em\u003e (京焼)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e autumn plants in raised overglaze enamel with gold, continuing onto the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoot:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ekiri-kōdai\u003c\/em\u003e (切高台) with a small impressed oval kiln seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 12 cm across the mouth, 7.8 cm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e vintage, unused, from long-term storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupplied with:\u003c\/strong\u003e a WAZA cloth and vintage cardboard box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAttribution: \u003c\/strong\u003eKiln unidentified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WAZA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742560485691,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1138\/0968\/files\/P9191218_waza.jpg?v=1790237158","url":"https:\/\/www.wazashop.co.za\/products\/matcha-bowl-vintage-akikusa-chawan","provider":"WAZA Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}