空齋竹工芸

Ajiro Chawan

• H.5.5cm(2.2″), Caliber.16.5cm(6.5″)

This is the first Chawan as bamboo-made chawan, which was made by twill plaiting of Susudake. Black lacquer were applied on the outside. The patterns of lacquer appered inside, becase a layer of red lacquer and a lot of layers of black lacquer were applied. The holoow at the bottom inside gathers tea at the end of drinking tea.

• 銘「飛鳥」

煤竹を使用し、網代編みで制作された抹茶椀である。全体が六面で形成され、角に当たる部分には幅10mm程の煤竹が添えられている。内側には、錆朱がかった漆が何層にも施されている。奈良・法隆寺にある夢殿が八角であり、そのイメージから銘が付けられた。

Ajiro Rokkaku Chawan [20-004]

The inscription is “Aska”.
This Chawan was made of Susudake and used twill plaiting. It has hexagonal shape and it was attached depth 10mm(0.39″) of Susudake to each corner. A lot of layers of lacquer with rust were applied inside the Chawan. It was named “Aska” from Yumedono, which had octagon shape, located at Horyu-ji. Horyu-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. This area is also called “Aska”.