{"product_id":"matcha-bowl-vintage-yukiwa-kinsai-chawan","title":"Matcha Bowl - Yukiwa Kinsai Chawan - Snow Rings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn evenly thrown bowl in ivory, satin on the outside and glossy within, standing on a low, plain, neatly turned ring foot. The rim is thin and true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is \u003cem\u003eyukiwa\u003c\/em\u003e (雪輪), the snow-ring: a scalloped circle notched at its edge, one of the oldest and most useful shapes in Japanese design. It is usually called a snow crystal, though it appears in designs long before anyone in Japan looked closely at snow. Here the rings are set in overlapping pairs, one drawn in fine sepia line, one filled in gold, with a gold thread at the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKinsai\u003c\/em\u003e (金彩), gold decoration, is applied after the glaze firing and fired again at lower heat, which is why it sits on the surface with its own quiet lustre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a compact size that works for \u003cem\u003eusucha\u003c\/em\u003e (thin tea), and for small daily ceremonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKyō-yaki\u003c\/em\u003e (京焼) with \u003cem\u003ekinsai\u003c\/em\u003e (金彩) gold decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eyukiwa\u003c\/em\u003e (雪輪) snow-rings in gold and sepia outline, gold line at rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlaze:\u003c\/strong\u003e ivory, satin outside, glossy inside, no visible crazing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 11.5cm across the mouth, 8cm 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 with vintage cardboard box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAttribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kiln unidentified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WAZA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742560518459,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1138\/0968\/files\/P9191226_waza.jpg?v=1790237579","url":"https:\/\/www.wazashop.co.za\/products\/matcha-bowl-vintage-yukiwa-kinsai-chawan","provider":"WAZA Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}