HOKUSAI - TAGONOURA Matcha Bowl (handcrafted)

diameter: 4.92inch (12.5cm) height: 2.95inch (7.5cm), standard Matcha bowl size
Traditional Kyo-Yaki (Kyoto Style)
Made by Kagetsu Hara at Kagetsu Kiln

This Matcha bowl features one of the quintessential and well-loved works by Hokusai Katsushika (1760 - 1849). It is said that Hokusai is the most famous UKIYOE Japanese woodblock print artist and influenced the impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh. TAGONOURA on this Matcha bowl is painted exquisitely and precisely and recalls Hokusai's UKIYOE work faithfully.

This painting portrays Mt. Fuji in Tagonoura where people can see a fantastic view of Mt. Fuji. It is a view from out at sea, and depicts people rowing a boat. Mt. Fuji is standing behind them and looks like it is watching over them. It is painted magnificently and we are able to feel the significance of Mt. Fuji for the people of Japan in this period and understand that Mt. Fuji was an important part of their life.

This Matcha bowl is modest with a refined white color, created by the traditional technique called KOBIKI. The bowl is coated with glaze made from white clay and referred to as SHIROGESHOH, which means to create beauty through the use of makeup, because of its graceful and beautiful atmosphere.

The patches of orange, known as GOHONDE, are created by a traditional glazing technique that creates colorful patches of orange on the surface of the inside or outside. GOHONDE adds warmth to the atmosphere of the work. It is impossible to fully control the contrasting density of GOHONDE, so that GOHONDE is quite different in each work.

The clouds are painted with gold and it makes this Matcha bowl gorgeous. The rim is slightly flared and its form and size fit into both hands when drinking Matcha. Would you enjoy high quality Japanese tea and the famous UKIYOE of Hokusai with this fine Matcha bowl?

Specially packaged in a carton box.
Lead-free. Made in Japan.
(Please note that there are individual differences in each piece and each piece is unique, due to the features of this work.)