{"product_id":"takahashi-rakusai-shigaraki-yaburebukuro-mizusashi","title":"Takahashi Rakusai IV Shigaraki Yabure-bukuro Water Jar, Box Inscribed by Horiuchi Sokan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA limited Shigaraki \"yabure-bukuro\" (burst-bag) mizusashi by Takahashi Rakusai IV, with matching ceramic lid and a box inscription by Horiuchi Sokan (Kenchusai) of the Omotesenke Horiuchi house.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Takahashi Rakusai family has worked in Shigaraki for five generations. The fourth head, Mitsuo (born 1925), was designated a Traditional Craftsman in 1976. The burst-bag form, with its slumped, torn-looking body, is one of the most admired shapes in wabi tea ceramics, and Shigaraki's coarse, feldspar-flecked clay gives it a rugged, earthy surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Takahashi Rakusai IV (高橋楽斎), Shigaraki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox inscription: Horiuchi Sokan (Kenchusai)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLid: matching ceramic lid (tomobuta)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: approx. 16.8 cm diameter × 18.3 cm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox: wooden box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: new, limited piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWatch: wood-firing Shigaraki ware in an anagama\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA film following Shigaraki potter Shinohara Nozomi through his anagama wood-firing process, from COMMONS | Stories from Japan. (A general craft video — not this piece or maker.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%;margin-bottom:1.5em;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/W-6wljDa9sw?rel=0\" title=\"wood-firing Shigaraki ware in an anagama\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease read before ordering\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind.\u003c\/strong\u003e We confirm availability with the dealer in Japan within one business day of your order; if it has sold we refund in full immediately.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from New Jersey in 2–3 weeks. Price includes all import duties. Fully insured, signature required.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally double-boxed for shipping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Takahashi Rakusai IV (四代 高橋楽斎)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67647659245936,"sku":"ME-TAKAHASHI-RAKUSAI-SHIGARAKI-YABUREBUK","price":2049.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1042\/2940\/5040\/files\/mizusasi-112_4.jpg?v=1791325660","url":"https:\/\/meridianeast.co\/products\/takahashi-rakusai-shigaraki-yaburebukuro-mizusashi","provider":"Meridian East","version":"1.0","type":"link"}