Hagi

[Janice]

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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[Ethan Kurland]

... 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
I would say "the delicate and uneven rim" thinking the unevenness is part of the charm
nice pickup

[debunix]

Subtle and sophisticated. Would love to see the inside....with a trace of matcha.

[Anais Nin]

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 ?

[rdl]

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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.

[Darrel]

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 :

[bebop8]

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).

[debunix]

lovely *and* lefty, wow!

[Chajin1]

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.

Jan

[debunix]

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.

[Jlee1096]

Recently found this chawan, I’m interested if anyone may have an idea of age or potter. Too old or nice to actually use or should I enjoy it?

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[debunix]

i'm not nearly expert enough to give you any tips on identifying the potter, but I do have thoughts on the idea of too good to use… Which is basically that post anything that would fit that category is probably priced way out of my reach. I only buy them to use.

[Andrew S]

Too old or nice to actually use or should I enjoy it?

I feel that nice teaware is meant to be used, and when people stop using it, its purpose for existing disappears. We're lucky that tea drinkers can use nice, old or expensive things every day (carefully, or at least not recklessly), whereas people who collect other things might only be able to admire them from a safe distance without having that same pleasure. A teapot in a museum is a bit of a sad sight for me.

But as to your actual questions, I'll have to leave that to others to assist...

Andrew

[Jlee1096]

I would agree with the notion that things are made to be used and enjoyed. That said I’ve never owned an older chawan nor any hagi ware. Anything I should be aware of in terms of use preparation or just move forward as usual?