Vintage japanese cheapest bizen vase, bizen hanaire, tea ceremony vase, sorori style hanaire, japanese interior
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vintage japanese bizen vase, bizen hanaire, tea ceremony vase, sorori style hanaire, japanese interior
(listing for boxed vase only)
This listing is for a hanaire, or Japanese vase used in the Japanese tea ceremony. In traditional tea style it has a quiet simplicity. The hanaire is Bizen ware.
This elegant shaped vase has a lovely rough, rustic feel and there are some very beautiful color variations on the body from the melted ash and burning wood in the climbing kiln. The ‘Sorori' style vase has a bulb shaped base, which narrows to a thin neck and finishes in a protruding lip accent at the mouth.
The bizen vase was made by Akiko Kawai and is signed on the base by the artist. It comes in it's original wooden storage box, which is also signed by the artist. The vintage vase is in very good condition, with no cracks or chips.
There are many wonderful and interesting shapes of traditional tea ceremony vases and each one has a special name! Use a solitary vase to display a lovely flower or cluster a variety of shapes together and appreciate the sheer beauty of just the vases themselves.
- vase measures 20.5 cm (8”) tall x 11 cm (4.3”) in diameter at widest point.
- box measures 25 cm (9.8”) x 13.5 cm (5.3”) x 13.5 cm (5.3”).
- weighs 1000 gm.
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FLOWER VASES IN TEA CEREMONY
Beautiful vases, have always played an essential part in Japanese style. In the tea ceremony culture, flower vases, themselves were initially the main point of admiration, but after the Momoyama Era (1583-1600 CE) it became the practice to admire both the vase and it's flowers together.
In tea, it is said, flowers provide a sense of life-force as they bloom with beautiful innocence, metaphorically reminding us of the Buddhist concept of cheapest ‘mushin' or ‘no-mind'. Flowers stimulate our capacity for gentleness and serenity.
HANAIRE
Flowers, together with their containers, are an important part of the decorations for the tea ceremony. The flowers arranged in the simple "thrown-in" manner suitable for tea ceremony are called chabana and the containers for them are called hanaire. There are bronze, ceramic, bamboo and basket hanaire.
Bamboo hanaire (take-hanaire) appeared with the development of wabi-cha, as did Japanese ceramic hanaire such as Bizen ware and Shigaraki ware. The hanaire were unsophisticated with an emphasis on quiet simplicity (wabi). They are placed directly on the floor of the tokonoma or on a wooden stand or slab.
Basket hanaire (kago-hanaire) are used in warmer seasons when the chabana consists of an assortment of seasonal grassy flowers.
Some chabana may be hung on the back wall of the tokonoma, or on it's main front pillar (tokobashira). These hanaire have a ring attached to the back for suspending from a hook. There are also metal and bamboo hanaire designed to be hung by a chain from a hook in the ceiling of the tokonoma. These are called tsuri-hanaire, and if they are boat shaped they are referred to as tsuribune (suspended boat).
BIZEN WARE
Bizen pottery is one of the most famous types of Japanese pottery with a history that stretches back over a 1000 years. Bizen pottery doesn't use ornate coloring or painting it uses only the natural patterns created by the clay and the firing technique. Because of this the shape and character of each piece is different making every Bizen ceramic unique.
Bizen is named after the village of Imbe, Bizen in Okayama prefecture. Bizen is one of the Six Ancient Kilns in Japan. It experienced its peak during the Momoyama period of the 16th century. During the Edo period, the Ikeda lords of Okayama continued to support the kilns and gave special privileges to families who operated them. The rustic quality of Bizen made it popular for use in Japanese tea ceremony. After modernization began during the Meiji era in the 19th century, Bizen almost disappeared along with many other traditional crafts. It experienced a revival in the 1930's and in 1982 was designated a traditional Japanese craft by the government.
It is made using either a mixture of two kinds of clays with different densities, or rough clay that has a rich, deep, reddish brown color. Pottery pieces are placed in a climbing kiln (noborigama) and pine wood is used as fuel. Climbing kilns are set up on hillside terraces in a step-like manner. The position of the pottery inside the kiln changes the firing conditions, so that nobody can predict how each piece will turn out!
Some artists like their kiln temperature at 600 degrees celsius, while others prefer more than 1,200 degrees. Some of the pieces end up destroyed inside the kiln after burning for more than 7 days. On the other hand some can turn out to be masterpieces! Because of it's color and simplicity Bizen ware is so versatile and easy to use.