{"product_id":"pink-lotus-chasen","title":"Pink Lotus Chasen","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePink Lotus Chawan \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted Mino-yaki matcha bowl, known as a chasen, in crimson red softened by a white, mist-like overlay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe chawan is the defining vessel of matcha.\u003c\/strong\u003e Its history within \u003cem\u003echanoyu\u003c\/em\u003e reaches from imported Chinese \u003cem\u003etenmoku\u003c\/em\u003e bowls, prized in Japan from the twelfth century, to Korean forms and the deliberately austere ceramics developed in Japan during the sixteenth century. The tea masters of the Momoyama period transformed the status of the bowl: under Sen no Rikyū, irregularity, rough surfaces and restrained form became deliberate aesthetic choices rather than flaws. Raku ware emerged from this culture, with Chōjirō producing hand-formed bowls associated with Rikyū’s \u003cem\u003ewabi-cha\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe chawan is conceived as an object of connoisseurship.\u003c\/strong\u003e The foot, rim, profile, clay, glaze and traces of firing are all considered; the bowl is examined in the hand and in relation to the tea it contains. Raku bowls, in particular, were formed by hand rather than thrown on a wheel, placing the maker’s gesture directly into the finished object. Over centuries, individual bowls acquired names, histories and lineages, and some became celebrated works of art in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: diameter 12.2 x height 7.6cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e: 500ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 520g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ceramic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTradition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mino-yaki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gifu Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44259726557271,"sku":null,"price":680.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/9914\/7863\/files\/IMG_0332_SnapseedCopy.jpg?v=1788974124","url":"https:\/\/www.alchemyoftea.com\/products\/pink-lotus-chasen","provider":"Alchemy of Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}