#hagi ware

[kinsentokyo]

Nice lavender color tea cup from Hagi Ware in Yamaguchi prefecture. This plate will gradually develop a beautiful vintage look with continued use.

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[chromatic-lamina]

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Defects 1: Rated T, AO3 Fanfiction, oneshot.

Ace's bowl. Law weighed it in his hand and it fit comfortably, as all good ceramics should, melding to his palm, his fingers and grip easily finding a hold. It wasn't red. He'd thought it would be. But white. The lip uneven like waves pluming the ocean, and in the centre of the tea bowl's exterior, in the area that faced the drinker, red beat like the earth's centre.

Luffy spoke of the vivre card and blood and magma and how there'd only been two colours, and one sound. The white of rage of shock, the red of anger of action. Shared nightmares. Too much to let go of eventually, though they tried. They both had tried.

But the cup wasn't violent. It was peaceful, though the smooth and rough sides harboured loss. The red a camellia tumbled from a tree. He hoped they'd enjoyed it, Marco and Ace. The matcha they'd drunk from these cups. Camellias coloured winter snow.

A bowl removed from the kiln and plunged into straw or water immediately to invite cracks and burns and pits. Everything needed its moment of vulnerability. 

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[kinsentokyo]

Old Hagi ware cup, produced at least before 1960. For tea or sake. The pale beige glaze is covered with fine crackle patterns, and small feldspar inclusions appear across the surface, creating the characteristic scenic texture appreciated in Hagi ware.

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[kinsentokyo]

Rectangular plate formed in the soft, irregular manner characteristic of Hagi ware, with gently undulating edges and a quiet asymmetry that reflects hand shaping rather than mold production. This plate will gradually develop a beautiful vintage look with continued use.

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[momoyama-gallery]

Available on Trocadero and at Momoyama Gallery.

Japanese Hagi Gohon Chawan dating from the mid Edo period with split cross footring called 'warekodai'. Tea bowls of this style were favored by busho chajin (warrior tea men).

[momoyama-gallery]

Available on Trocadero and at Momoyama Gallery.

Slightly deformed Oni Hagi Hobin Tea Pot from the 19th century - Meiji Period

[momoyama-gallery]

Available at Momoyama Gallery and on Trocadero.

Japanese Shishi Statue of Hagi ware from the Meiji Period (ca. 1890)