In the late 15th century, Japanese tea master Murata Juko - known in Japanese cultural history as the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony - transformed the way the Japanese viewed commonplace objects. A concept already deeply embedded in the Japaneses world views - derived from the Buddhist teachings - focused on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. When it was applied to the physical world, it led to a new aesthetic, that they referred to as wabi sabi.
Tea wares that embody Juko's wabi sabi philosophy are referred to as Shigaraki Tea Wear. Much of the aesthetic of this ware is intentionally spontaneous and unpredicted, causing the objects to appears very withered, asymmetrical and modest.
Many techniques help artists to achieve this such as clay type, clay manipulation, glaze type, and firing the ware in a wood or soda kiln. The white glass that sporadically protrudes from these forms are chunks of petuntse, also referred to as feldspar rocks. Naturally found in the clay of the original Shigaraki wear, it can be added to many types of clay to achieve a particular aesthetic.
Complex and simple, each piece is unique, natural, intimate and comforting.
Tea wares that embody Juko's wabi sabi philosophy are referred to as Shigaraki Tea Wear. Much of the aesthetic of this ware is intentionally spontaneous and unpredicted, causing the objects to appears very withered, asymmetrical and modest.
Many techniques help artists to achieve this such as clay type, clay manipulation, glaze type, and firing the ware in a wood or soda kiln. The white glass that sporadically protrudes from these forms are chunks of petuntse, also referred to as feldspar rocks. Naturally found in the clay of the original Shigaraki wear, it can be added to many types of clay to achieve a particular aesthetic.
Complex and simple, each piece is unique, natural, intimate and comforting.
shigaraki cups
stone ware in soda kiln
$25 each
stone ware in soda kiln
$25 each
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