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Kohiki is a type of high-fired stoneware
characterized by a simple ash slip over an iron-rich body. It
was first produced by Korean potters in Japan in the 1500s, and its
simple, unadorned beauty was highly regarded among the busho chajin,
or "warrior tea men", who sometimes were rewarded for their loyalty
with kohiki tea bowls.
Hiroaki Wada preserves the kohiki tradition with this splendid chawan.
It was fired at
Oizumi-gama,
the Wada family's wood burning climbing kiln, and possesses all the
unrefined simplicity of the kohiki wares of old. The face and
interior of the bowl hold yohen (kiln changes) flashes of orange and
pink which form during reduction firing when the kiln is deprived of
oxygen. The journey around the bowl takes you from temperate
regions on the face to an icy tundra on the opposite side.
Truly, this is a chawan that was meant to be explored.
The body is formed wide and shallow so that whipped matcha green tea
cools rapidly. Called natsu-jawan (summer tea bowl) in Japanese,
it is used mainly during 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.
special care instructions
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