{"product_id":"yohen-matcha-bowl","title":"Yōhen Series (窯変) — Kiln-Born Matcha Bowl","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYōhen Series (窯変) — Kiln-Born Matcha Bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYōhen\u003c\/strong\u003e means kiln transformation. It is the moment the potter's work ends and the fire takes over. Inside the kiln, heat and atmosphere move across the glaze in ways no one can direct, and the surface that emerges was never drawn, never planned, never repeatable. The bowl you receive is the only one that will ever look like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chawan is shaped and glazed by hand in \u003cstrong\u003eMino, Gifu Prefecture\u003c\/strong\u003e, a pottery region with over thirteen centuries of continuous craft. The glaze is applied by the artisan. The final surface is decided by the kiln. Where most ceramics are judged by consistency, Yōhen is judged by what the fire chose to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the counterpart to our Shin Series. Where Shin is composed and deliberate, \u003cstrong\u003eYōhen is untamed\u003c\/strong\u003e. Drips, pooling, color shifts and tonal breaks across the glaze are not flaws. They are the record of the firing itself, held in ceramic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⚡ \u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiln-variable glaze. No two bowls share the same surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaped and glazed by working artisans, fired in small batches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized and weighted for daily matcha preparation with a chasen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of one. The photographed bowl is close representative, not identical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMino ware is one of Japan's oldest living pottery traditions, produced in the kilns of Gifu Prefecture for more than 1,300 years. Yōhen glazing sits at the expressive end of this tradition: the artisan prepares the form and the glaze, then surrenders the outcome to the kiln. Variation between pieces is the defining feature of the series, not a deviation from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Era Store","offers":[{"title":"Ishi (石) — Stone","offer_id":54049451999505,"sku":"E114-IS","price":499.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4489\/0129\/files\/yohen-matcha-bowl-ishi_5a821c4f-b9cf-4454-9385-c4b93bb62d35.webp?v=1785278867","url":"https:\/\/www.theera.ae\/products\/yohen-matcha-bowl","provider":"The Era Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}