{"product_id":"chujo-shozan-b1955-kyo-ware-kenzan-style-kohiki-weeping-cherry-blossoms-tea-bowl-with-original-box-tomobako-vb219","title":"Chujo Shozan (b1955) Kyo ware 'Kenzan style Kohiki Weeping Cherry Blossoms Tea Bowl' with Original Box (Tomobako) VB219","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eChujo Shozan (b1955) Kyo ware 'Kenzan style Kohiki Weeping Cherry Blossoms Tea Bowl' with Original Box (Tomobako) VB219\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChujo Shozan (b1955)\u003cbr\u003eA ceramist born in Kyoto. In 1975, he trained at a pottery studio in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, where he also studied ink wash painting and traditional Japanese painting. He went on to win various awards and established his own kiln in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith seal 'Shozan' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warm, softly whitened surface created by the kohiki technique becomes the setting for branches of weeping cherry blossoms painted with the measured, decorative clarity that Chujo Shozan developed through his training in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district—where ink painting and traditional Japanese painting informed his sense of line—and the seal “Shozan” affirms the hand of a potter who established his own kiln in 1983, the bowl’s gentle contrast between the powdery white ground and the pink blossoms suggesting how it might settle naturally into someone’s routine, brought out on quiet spring evenings when a touch of colour feels welcome, its surface slowly deepening in tone as kohiki vessels do, all kept together with its tomobako.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBox dimensions: 5.7\" x 5.7\" x 4.7\" \/ 14.6cm x 14.6cm x 12cm\u003cbr\u003eTea Bowl dimensions: 4.6\" x 4.6\" x 3\" \/ 11.9cm x 11.9cm x 7.8cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Pottery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 500g including Original box (Tomobako)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntique items have originally crease, stain, damage, and more. I would like you to refer to the listing photos, but please understand that it's difficult to show all conditions by the photos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the colors of the photos\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color of the actual item may look different from the picture because of the lighting. The color on a photo can differ because of light, screen settings, personal color perception, etc. Please understand that we can't control the varying light in different environments. Please read the description, check actual photos, and ask questions if doubts in advance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"FREE SHIPPING\" all over the world by International AIR PACKET, EMS, or DHL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reiwa Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51945742991576,"sku":"VB219","price":318.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/7320\/4184\/files\/VB21901.jpg?v=1783142715","url":"https:\/\/reiwaantiques.com\/products\/chujo-shozan-b1955-kyo-ware-kenzan-style-kohiki-weeping-cherry-blossoms-tea-bowl-with-original-box-tomobako-vb219","provider":"Reiwa Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}