{"product_id":"matcha-bowl-hagi-ware-chawan-issai-saito","title":"Matcha Bowl — Hagi Ware Chawan by Issai Saito","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis matcha bowl (chawan, 茶碗) is handmade Hagi ware (萩焼) by Japanese potter Issai Saito, thrown in the Hagi tea-ware tradition — 13 cm across, 8 cm high, and glazed in the loquat-white wood-ash glaze characteristic of the ware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine kannyū (貫入) crackle breaks across the wall and interior. The glaze thins at the rim and pools toward the base, where a diagonal cut exposes the raw reddish clay of the foot — a defining trait of Hagi. The porous body is prized in the tradition for the way it matures with use: tea settles into the crackle over years, and the bowl slowly deepens in tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrown and glazed by hand. As with all Hagi ware, glaze pooling, crackle pattern, and surface tone vary from bowl to bowl; each is its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenaras, an Amsterdam atelier known for its work with Japanese ceremonial silk, selects Hagi ware directly from established Japanese artisans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 8 cm\u003cbr\u003eDiameter: 13 cm\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: stoneware — Hagi ware (萩焼), wood-ash glaze with kannyū (貫入) crackle\u003cbr\u003eMaker: Issai Saito\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003eCare: hand-wash only\u003cbr\u003eIndividually made; glaze pooling and crackle are particular to this bowl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Renaras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53639416545627,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/8147\/9003\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-10at23.21.30.png?v=1784738430","url":"https:\/\/renaras.com\/products\/matcha-bowl-hagi-ware-chawan-issai-saito","provider":"Renaras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}