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Many shades of white and many ways of reflecting light are present in this chawan. You could say that it is as full as it is empty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Please note that, as each chawan is made by hand and naturally fired, they differ slightly in size, shape, colorations, and tone. The actual item you receive may have slight variations to the one photographed; these variations are an intentional part of this collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⌀: 135 mm\u003cbr\u003eH: 55 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cultivate Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51204759781656,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/5737\/8153\/files\/20251202_Cultivate_12925_WEB.jpg?v=1764955259"},{"product_id":"yukiha-chawan-type-ii","title":"Yukiha Chawan Type II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis chawan crafted by Hidekazu Nakamura is one of 10 pieces from the collection he made for our shop in November 2025, at his studio in Tsuroka, Yamagata. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe matcha bowl has two glazes applied to it: a titanium matte glaze first, then the shirahagi – a slightly glossy white glaze – is sprayed onto each bowl. In the kiln the shirahagi melts and reveals its opalescence. Hidekazu puts a great deal of thought and creativity into the surfaces that emerge when different glazes interact with each other, and takes great joy when something unexpected develops. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closely - and then even more closely - like you are looking for the soft archs of snow drifts across a field, and you will begin to see how varied and wondrous this glaze is. Many shades of white and many ways of reflecting light are present in this chawan. You could say that it is as full as it is empty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Please note that, as each chawan is made by hand and naturally fired, they differ slightly in size, shape, colorations, and tone. The actual item you receive may have slight variations to the one photographed; these variations are an intentional part of this collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⌀: 110 mm\u003cbr\u003eH: 65 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cultivate Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51204761256216,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/5737\/8153\/files\/20251202_Cultivate_12920_WEB.jpg?v=1764955202"},{"product_id":"yamagata-pear-glaze-chawan","title":"Yamagata Pear Glaze Chawan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis chawan crafted by Hidekazu Nakamura is a part of a small collection of ceramics he made for our shop in November 2025, at his studio in Tsuroka, Yamagata. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa France is a varietal of pear that originally came from France that is currently very popular in Japan. It is grown by many farmers in Yamagata, a region famous for its bounty of beautiful fruits. During the winter farmers prune the branches of the pear trees. Then, at the end of March in early spring, they burn them to make ash. The farmers then spread this ash onto their fields as fertilizer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Hidekazu received some of this ash and mixed it with feldspar to create a special “pear glaze” that speaks poetically of his home, Yamagata. The delicate, matte, oxidized looking surface of this chawan is strangely and perfectly reminiscent of a Bosc pear. At its base it even gives way to an earthy green hue, and then the dark drown of the clay begins to appear unevenly — as though we had reached the stem, and then the branch of the pear tree. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Please note that, as each chawan is made by hand and naturally fired, they differ slightly in size, shape, colorations, and tone. The actual item you receive may have slight variations to the one photographed; these variations are an intentional part of this collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⌀: 135 mm\u003cbr\u003eH: 75 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cultivate Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51204761518360,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/5737\/8153\/files\/20251117_Cultivate_1284_WEB.jpg?v=1764955051"},{"product_id":"chawan-by-tomomi","title":"Chawan by Tomomi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis chawan crafted by Tomomi Nakamura is a part of a small collection of ceramics that just arrived at our shop in December 2025, from her studio in Tsuroka, Yamagata. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-made piece by Tomomi Nakamura. Without any use of the wheel we feel her experienced touch in every part of this chawan – from its delicate, even contours to its soft and dynamic surface treatment. The matte glaze, with its bright, earth-bound tones and ashy markings, appears wood fired even though it was masterfully created using only an electric kiln.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicate and storied, one will never tire looking at it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Please note that, as each chawan is made by hand and naturally fired, they differ slightly in size, shape, colorations, and tone. 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This one-of-a-kind matcha bowl has a base of Tenmoku, a famous black glaze, alchemically overlayed with an oxidized yellow pigment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe see the Tenmoku behaving in celestial ways in this piece: like space, it suspends other light-reflecting particles, illuminating them by way of its extreme depth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Please note that, as each chawan is made by hand and naturally fired, they differ slightly in size, shape, colorations, and tone. 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