{"product_id":"japanese-chaire-mizumine-ono-beige-biwa-iro-loquat-glazed-hagi-yaki-tea-caddy","title":"Japanese Chaire - 大野瑞峰 Mizumine Ōno - Beige Biwa-iro Loquat Glazed Hagi-yaki Tea Caddy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite Hagi-yaki Chaire (茶入 - tea container) is made in the classic shouldered (肩衝 - katatsuki) shape, with a barreled body and high, sharp shoulders. Its has a beautifully subtle biwa-iro loquat glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe chaire was made by Mizumine Ōno (大野瑞峰) and comes paired with a blue and gold shifiku (仕覆 - silk brocade pouch), made from Jōō-donsu fabric (紹鴎緞子 - brocade pattern named after Takeno Jōō, famous chajin and teacher of Sen no Rikyu). The chaire ships in its original kriibako (桐箱 - wooden paulownia box)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1910, Mizumine Ōno worked as a chief potter at Hitachi Research Laboratory, until founding his own kiln in 1947 and in 1952 he was deemed an intangible cultural property.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChaire (茶入 - tea container), pronounced cha-ee-reh or chai-reh, are ceramic vessels used to hold high-grade matcha used to make koicha (thick tea). They are some of the most highly-regarded tea ceremony utensils. Chaire lids are typically coated with gold or silver leaf on the underside, which was thought to be a pure material that would discolour when it came into contact with poison, thus protecting one from drinking poisoned tea. Chaire are also paired with a custom-made silk brocade pouch (仕覆 - shifuku) that is tied tightly with a drawstring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.6cm (2.2in) - width\u003cbr\u003e9.2cm (3.6in) - height\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis vintage Japanese item ships from the United States\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548449857580,"sku":"Z198","price":282.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/9174\/7116\/files\/1JFShVEpGuyuZ4G1k8rPmUVznht4VqBPK.jpg?v=1779031430","url":"https:\/\/rak1pm-kn.myshopify.com\/products\/japanese-chaire-mizumine-ono-beige-biwa-iro-loquat-glazed-hagi-yaki-tea-caddy","provider":"NEBULAPRIMEX ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}