{"title":"Vase","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bizen-ware-vase-by-hirokazu-shibaoka","title":"Bizen ware vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Bizen-yaki (備前焼), Ibe, Bizen City, Okayama; one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- By Shibaoka Hirokazu (柴岡宏和) of Shusen Kiln (秀泉窯); Bizen Potters Association member\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Wood-fired 10 to 14 days; no glaze applied; develops a soft sheen with handling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no glaze on this vase. The surface you see is the clay itself, transformed by ten to fourteen days of wood firing at temperatures that cause natural ash to settle and melt onto the body, leaving markings that could not be planned or repeated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBizen-yaki (備前焼) from Ibe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, a tradition reaching back over a thousand years. It is the only major Japanese ceramic tradition that fires without glaze, relying entirely on the clay body, the flame path and the wood ash to create the surface. The result is a vocabulary of effects: hidasuki (火襷) red flash marks from rice straw, goma (胡麻) sesame-like ash spots, and bidoro (ビードロ) natural glassy pooling from melted ash. This vase is made by Shibaoka Hirokazu (柴岡宏和) of Shusen Kiln (秀泉窯) in Ibe, the historic pottery district at the heart of Bizen production. Born in 1977 as the son of a Bizen ceramicist, Shibaoka trained at the Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramics Training Centre and has been selected for national exhibitions including the Nihon Kogei-kai Chugoku branch, receiving the Sanyo Shimbun Award. The slightly asymmetric form with a gently flared mouth suits ikebana or single branches. 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This one earns it by what it does with light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKutani-yaki (九谷焼) was first produced in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the mid-17th century and is designated by Japan's Ministry of Economy as a traditional craft. It is known for vivid overglaze enamel colours, gold accents and pictorial surfaces whose detail and richness are difficult to achieve in any other ceramic tradition. This vase is made by Hakuho Kiln (博峰窯) in Nomi City, Ishikawa, at the centre of the Kutani-yaki region. The defining technique is Yusai (釉彩), a glaze method that builds translucent colour in layers, producing a depth and luminosity that catches the light differently depending on the angle. The upright form with a narrow opening is suited to ikebana-style arrangements where single stems or a small number of branches are the point; it is equally refined when left empty on a shelf. The high-temperature firing locks the layers of translucent colour into a surface that is smooth to the touch but visually complex. 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Two cranes together double that meaning. Here they move through pine branches and clouds on a deep blue ground, the silver overglaze catching the light like moonlight on water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKutani-yaki (九谷焼) was first produced in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the mid-17th century and is designated by Japan's Ministry of Economy as a traditional craft. It is known for vivid overglaze enamel colours, gold accents and pictorial surfaces whose detail and richness are difficult to achieve in any other ceramic tradition. This vase uses a deep blue as the primary ground, with twin cranes (双鶴) painted in overglaze enamel and finished with a metallic overglaze accent. The rounded form with a flared mouth suits ikebana arrangements or fresh flowers, and is equally considered when left empty. 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The brand's philosophy runs deeper than the name: each vessel is described as closer in feeling to a harvest than a factory product, made by those who understand the importance of non-uniformity, filled with playfulness and sincerity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHechimon is the brand of Marui Seito Co., Ltd. (丸伊製陶株式会社), working within the Shigaraki-yaki (信楽焼) tradition of Shiga Prefecture, one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. Shigaraki stoneware has a rough clay body with feldspar stone inclusions and an earthy, tactile character. The Seiran (晴嵐, mountain mist in clear weather) vase is finished in a layered blue-green glaze that pools and thins across the rounded form, revealing the warm clay beneath in places. Natural pinholes, drips and gradations mean no two vases are exactly alike. The generous mouth and stable foot suit bold flower arrangements or branches. 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