Item WA117

Oizumi Hakeme
Tea Ceremony Bowl

(1pc. & signed box)

$2000

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Tozan Wada

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Hakeme is a decorative technique where ash slip is applied over a darker body with a stiff brush in one sweeping stroke.  Easy as it may sound, it requires a steady hand and focused concentration.  It is said that a potter's state of mind can be easily perceived through hakeme brushwork, so it is not uncommon that a few hundred pots are broken until the device is perfected.

The brushwork on this tea ceremony bowl displays a level of mastery of the hakeme technique and tells much about the character of the artist.  The inside circle is bold, energetic and thorough; the outside generous, spirited and lighthearted.  It was fired at Oizumi-gama, the Wada family's wood burning noborigama climbing kiln.  The body flares out gracefully from the base to an undulating rim, yet remains perfectly balanced on its footring.  The wide, shallow tea pool in the center allows whipped matcha green tea to cool rather quickly, making this natsu-jawan (summer tea bowl) suitable for the hot season.

See Hiroaki Wada & Tozan Wada's Daimaru Gallery Exhibition pictorial for works from their 2006 collection.

A wooden presentation box will be custom made to order and signed by the artist.  Delivery time for this item is 2 weeks.

A fukusa (display cloth) is included.

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