White glazed tea bowl Yu Okada

Width: 12.7cm x 12.3cm Height: 9.2cm

White-glazed tea bowl by Okada Masaru - "A breeze embraces the hazy mountain shadows in the stillness of the light snow."

A blue silhouette swaying in the moonlight

A pale gray-blue permeates the surface of the white glaze, which is as soft as melting snow, creating a distant view of mountains immersed in morning mist. The contours, which are created not by a brush but by the permeation itself, are alive because they are not uniform, and each time you look at them you can imagine a different mountain silhouette.

A three-sided opening that lets in the wind

The rim, which forms three valleys, has a gentle curve that seems to gently embrace the breeze into the bowl. The ridges, which have been brought together by hand, create a flow throughout the bowl, and in harmony with the blue scenery on the outside, they represent "the moment when the wind sweeps away the clouds." When you touch it with your fingertips, the ridges gently guide it, allowing it to fit naturally in the palm of your hand.

The beauty of white and blue

The white glaze is as tranquil as a pure snow surface, yet its subtle warmth gently complements the green of the tea. The pale blue color avoids making a strong statement, instead focusing on guiding the eye as a "blank episode," in keeping with the spirit of the tea ceremony, which values ​​wabi and tranquility.

The artist's perspective

As Mr. Okada Masaru said, "Let the wind blow gently inside and outside the vessel," he has captured the gentle mountain breeze that blows through the coal mines of Uji in this tea bowl. The interplay of white and blue is like the mist drifting through the valley in the early morning. Rather than being decorative, it is the posture of gently holding a moment of nature in the palm of your hand that spreads a pure aftertaste throughout the tea ceremony.

The white of light snow, the blue of mist, and the ridgelines that guide the wind. Each time you pick up this white-glazed tea bowl , it will reflect the seasons and the time of day, bringing a quiet poetic sentiment to the "once-in-a-lifetime encounter" of the tea ceremony. We hope you will treasure it for many years to come and enjoy the changing scenery.