A Shigaraki Chawan (信楽茶碗)

Showa Era (1926-1989), Heisei Era (1989-2019) or Reiwa Era (2019-present)

About the work

This Shigaraki chawan by Sawa Kiyotsugu embodies the grounded strength and restrained expressiveness characteristic of the Shigaraki tradition. The bowl presents a broad, stable form with gently rising walls and a subtly irregular rim, creating a quiet sense of movement and natural balance. Its proportions feel deliberate yet unforced, lending the piece a calm authority well suited to the contemplative setting of tea practice.

The surface reveals the raw vitality of Shigaraki clay. Coarse mineral textures are clearly visible, with transitions between warm iron rich red tones and cooler ash gray areas formed through high temperature wood firing. Natural ash deposits and subtle fire marks create a layered, tactile surface that changes with light and handling, emphasizing the dialogue between material, flame, and time. The foot is simply trimmed, exposing the clay body and reinforcing the bowl’s honest, unembellished character.

The interior is softly vitrified by the firing, offering a comfortable drinking surface while preserving the natural texture prized in tea ceramics. The bowl is accompanied by its original wooden storage box.

Dimensions

8.5cm(h) x 12.7cm(w) x 13.1cm(d)

Footnote

Sawa Kiyotsugu was born in 1948 in Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, into a family operating a Shigaraki pottery kiln. He completed formal pottery training in Kyoto in 1968 and later studied under Shunsai Takahashi in Shigaraki from 1972. His work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including The Great Shigaraki Exhibition at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in 2001, Eight Artists of Japanese Pottery in Niigata in 2005, and an exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, in 2019.

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Harada Shuroku (原田拾六), Japanese, b. 1941

Harada Shuroku (原田拾六), Japanese, b. 1941

Kato Toyohisa (加藤豊久), Japanese, b. 1962

Kato Toyohisa (加藤豊久), Japanese, b. 1962

Sawa Kiyotsugu (澤清嗣) Japanese, b. 1948

Sawa Kiyotsugu (澤清嗣) Japanese, b. 1948

Ryoji Hayashi (林亮次), Japanese, b.1940

Ryoji Hayashi (林亮次), Japanese, b.1940

Kato Shuntai (加藤春岱), Japanese, (1802–1877)

Kato Shuntai (加藤春岱), Japanese, (1802–1877)

Ken Matsuzaki (松崎建), Japanese (b. 1950)

Ken Matsuzaki (松崎建), Japanese (b. 1950)

Takauchi Shugo (高内秀剛), Japanese, b. 1937

Takauchi Shugo (高内秀剛), Japanese, b. 1937

Tamaoki Yasuo (玉置保夫), Japanese, b. 1941

Tamaoki Yasuo (玉置保夫), Japanese, b. 1941

Kozo Kato (加藤孝造), Japanese (1935-2023)

Kozo Kato (加藤孝造), Japanese (1935-2023)

Takauchi Shugo (高内秀剛), Japanese, b. 1937

Takauchi Shugo (高内秀剛), Japanese, b. 1937

Hayashi Shotaro (林正太郎), Japanese (b. 1947)

Hayashi Shotaro (林正太郎), Japanese (b. 1947)

Yamamoto Toshu (山本陶秀), Japanese, 1906–1994

Yamamoto Toshu (山本陶秀), Japanese, 1906–1994

Kudo Mahito (工藤真人), Japanese (b. 1958)

Kudo Mahito (工藤真人), Japanese (b. 1958)

Kato Toyohisa (加藤豊久), Japanese, b. 1962

Kato Toyohisa (加藤豊久), Japanese, b. 1962

Kato Toyohisa (加藤豊久), Japanese, b. 1962

Kato Toyohisa (加藤豊久), Japanese, b. 1962

Steven Branfman, American (b. 1953)

Steven Branfman, American (b. 1953)

Steven Branfman, American (b. 1953)

Steven Branfman, American (b. 1953)

Steven Branfman, American (b. 1953)

Steven Branfman, American (b. 1953)

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