{"title":"Ceramics \u0026 Decorative Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese ceramics and decorative arts, including vessels, ikebana-related objects, carved works, screens and distinctive objects for display. Selected with the same emphasis on quality, age, craftsmanship and visual character as the wider Yamazakura collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hibachi","title":"Edo Period Japanese Hibachi – Traditional Charcoal Brazier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese hibachi (火鉢), a traditional charcoal brazier, described in the earlier Yamazakura catalogue as Edo period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edo period attribution retained from the original catalogue record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHibachi were an established feature of the Japanese interior, providing contained charcoal heat in a purpose-made vessel. Surviving examples are collected both as objects of Japanese domestic culture and for their decorative craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis example has particularly attractive detailing and works well as an individual Japanese decorative-art object as well as within a traditional interior display.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32705595965515,"sku":"YAM-0009","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/A9855808-3B6D-4B16-AA96-002709142427.jpg?v=1609069323"},{"product_id":"altar-candle-holders","title":"Japanese Buddhist altar candle holders .","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo beautiful wooden Antique altar candle holders from a Japanese temple .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eholds six candles .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese would look good in your Japanese style home ! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32948812709963,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/39CD9440-B1A9-4E6B-89B3-1AF10E21D44F.jpg?v=1611548764"},{"product_id":"wood-carving","title":"Wood carving","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful wooden carving of a young lady wearing a wonderfully executed kimono. \u003cbr\u003eThe wooden base  is still retaining its bark outer edging making this quite a delightful piece .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large piece @ 900 mm x 600 mm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamazakura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33071876866123,"sku":"","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/0EC5127C-7E65-4684-9462-ED37A745F072.jpg?v=1613967764"},{"product_id":"tea-cup","title":"Tea cup","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e originated in China. The earliest \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e in Japan were imported from China between the 13th and the 16th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Jian \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e, a Chinese tea bowl known as Tenmoku \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e in Japan, was the preferred tea bowl for the Japanese tea ceremony until the 16th century. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Japan, tea was also mainly drunk from this Chinese variety of tea bowls until about the 15th century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Japanese term \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etenmoku\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is derived from the name of the Tianmu Mountain , \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhere Japanese priests acquired these tea bowls from Chinese temples to bring back to Japan, according to tradition. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the Kamakura period  (1185–1333), as the custom of tea drinking spread throughout Japan and the \u003ci\u003eTenmoku chawan\u003c\/i\u003e became desired by all ranks of society, the Japanese began to make their own copies in seto in present-day Aichi Prefecture . Although the \u003ci\u003eTenmoku chawan\u003c\/i\u003e was derived from the original Chinese that came in various colors, shapes, and designs, the Japanese particularly liked the bowls with a tapered shape, so most Seto-made \u003ci\u003eTenmoku chawan\u003c\/i\u003e had this shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the rise of the \u003ci\u003ewabi\u003c\/i\u003e tea ceremony in the late Muromachi period ( 1336–1573), the \u003ci\u003eIdo chawan\u003c\/i\u003e, a variety of Korean bowls mainly used for rice in Korea, also became highly prized in Japan.  Korean bowls were a favourite of tea master Sen no Rikyu because of their rough simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver time and with the development of the Japanese tea ceremony as a distinct form, local ceramics became more highly priced and developed. Around the Edo period, the \u003ci\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e was often made in Japan. The most esteemed pieces for a tea ceremony \u003ci\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e are Raku ware , Hagi ware and Karatsu ware. A saying in the tea ceremony schools for the preferred types of \u003ci\u003echawan\u003c\/i\u003e relates: \"Raku first, Hagi second, Karatsu third.\" This delightful tea cup stand comes with a small selection of beautiful chawan , yet has enough space for you to add your own favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamazakura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39337328640075,"sku":"Chawan","price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/7B1D6D30-96FE-4A24-B705-A7E6EDBD1036.jpg?v=1620016611"}],"url":"https:\/\/yamazakura.co.uk\/collections\/ceramics-decorative-arts.oembed","provider":"Yamazakura","version":"1.0","type":"link"}