Hagi

Janice
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Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:03 pm

I just received this hagi cup today - purchased from Artistic Nippon. The artist is Noutomi Naoko, a daughter of the craftsman Noutomi Susumu. I was drawn to this piece because her carvings remind of fossil impressions in rock. Its beautiful and interesting from every angle, including the bottom. It’s just barely large enough to use as a chawan, and the delicate but uneven rim feels very good against the mouth when sipping matcha.

The photos are from the website.

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Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:07 pm

Janice wrote:
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... I was drawn to this piece because her carvings remind of fossil impressions in rock. Its beautiful and interesting from every angle, including the bottom... the delicate but uneven rim feels very good against the mouth ...
Yes, makes one imagine drinking tea with cavemen :P
I would say :P :P "the delicate and uneven rim" thinking the unevenness is part of the charm
nice pickup
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debunix
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Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:11 pm

Subtle and sophisticated. Would love to see the inside....with a trace of matcha.
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Anais Nin
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Tue May 17, 2022 6:22 pm

My first Hagi yaki houhin
and I Don’t know the maker- it’s made before the year of 2000 as the vendor said , it features a thick white Shiro Hagi glaze with pinholes ⛅️ the cloudy white glaze gets its milky colour from the addition of rice straw which devitrifies when fired .
Does anybody has any idea the potter was ?
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Takaharu Ono
my first chawan by this artist and as much as I admired this bowl in the online images, (credit the vendor, these are the listing images) I was actually stunned by it once in my hands. The flare of the ido shape is perfectly balanced and the biwa glaze is very pure. All of its simplicity is part of why it's so stunning. But it is also like an egg shell in thickness and feel. I have no other hagiyaki like that. I have been putting it side by side my other bowls with striking contrast.
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Darrel
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Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:50 am

I reached out to Toru Yoshikawa at artistic nippon in November to ask about left handed hagi teapots. He didn’t have any at the time but did say he would reach out to Mukuhara Kashun to see if he would make some. A few days later he informed me that Kashun would make some and if they turned out well he will list them. He sent an email in early December with three teapots before listing them. I chose the one with the largest capacity of 4.7 oz and it’s a beauty. Here are a few photos I took this morning :

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Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:25 pm

Darrel wrote:
Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:50 am
I reached out to Toru Yoshikawa at artistic nippon in November to ask about left handed hagi teapots. He didn’t have any at the time but did say he would reach out to Mukuhara Kashun to see if he would make some. A few days later he informed me that Kashun would make some and if they turned out well he will list them. He sent an email in early December with three teapots before listing them. I chose the one with the largest capacity of 4.7 oz and it’s a beauty.
What a stunner! Gorgeous.

I wondered why there was a sudden influx of Kashun's left handed kyusus at Artistic Nippon (I've had my eyes on his ~100ml Tsuchinohana kyusu).
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debunix
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Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:41 pm

lovely *and* lefty, wow!
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Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:55 am

Today I could finally try out my new chawan I was given as a present by a friend in Japan.
It’s made by Kaneta Keien the 7th. This is a large chawan but still handles perfectly during a chanoyu.
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For the untrained eye this chawan might look a bit uneventful, but the keshiki is quite wonderful.

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debunix
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Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:10 pm

It is a subtle piece that I bet shines in person where you can move it in the light as you're working with it and drinking from it, and I bet it seems very lively that way.
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