{"product_id":"nakazato-tarouemon-e-karatsu-matcha-bowl-bamboo","title":"Nakazato Tarouemon E-Karatsu Matcha Bowl Bamboo","description":"\u003cp\u003eKaratsu ware has been associated with the tea ceremony since the Momoyama period, when tea masters including Furuta Oribe recognized in its coarse, unassuming character exactly the qualities the wabi aesthetic demanded. Among tea bowl traditions, Karatsu has held a position described in the old ranking — first Ido, second Raku, third Karatsu — a hierarchy that placed it among the most valued vessels for formal tea. This matcha bowl carries a pale feldspathic grey glaze, speckled with iron from the local clay fired beneath it, the surface matte and mineral in quality. A single bamboo leaf cluster is painted in dense iron-oxide on the exterior — 4 leaves rendered as solid forms, direct and unhesitating, the brushwork applied with the same economy that defines E-Karatsu across all its forms. Bamboo in Japanese ceramic and ink painting tradition represents resilience: it bends without breaking, returns upright. The foot is left unglazed, the sandy Karatsu clay visible at the base. The Nakazato family has maintained an unbroken lineage in Karatsu since 1615, now in its 14th generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nakazato Tarouemon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53628057715002,"sku":"ntu010020101","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4499\/8202\/files\/NakazatoTarouemon_MatchaBowl_Bamboo_2.webp?v=1785740822","url":"https:\/\/omakase-forest.com\/products\/nakazato-tarouemon-e-karatsu-matcha-bowl-bamboo","provider":"omakase","version":"1.0","type":"link"}