Hagi Ware

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Hagi ware tea bowl, stoneware with soft translucent glaze and fine crackle pattern. Valued in the Japanese tea tradition for its warmth, simplicity, and evolving beauty with use.

Fictilia Hagi (萩焼, Hagi-yaki) est forma fictilis traditionalis Iaponicae, ex oppido Hagi in praefectura Yamaguchi orta. Ob texturas molles, colores calidos, et aestheticam subtilem rusticamque nota, Fictilia Hagi ut unus ex generibus ceramicis Iaponiae maxime veneratis celebratur, praesertim cum caerimonia Iaponica theae coniuncta.

Contextus Historicus

Origines suas Hagi Ware ad initium saeculi XVII, tempore Edo, retrahunt, cum figuli Coreani in Iaponiam adducti sunt post incursionem Iaponensem in Coream. Inter eos erant figuli dynastiae Yi, quorum artes fundamenta posuerunt eius quod postea Hagi Ware fieret.

Initio a dominis feudalibus localibus (daimyō) gentis Mori patrocinatum, Hagi Ware celeriter in claritatem crevit propter aptitudinem suam ad aestheticam Zen inspiratam caerimoniae theae.

Characteres

Nota Hagi Ware est pulchritudo subtilis et sensibilitas wabi-sabi — aestimatio imperfectionis et impermanentiae.

Proprietates Claves

  • Argilla et Vitrum: Ex mixtura argillarum localium facta, vasa Hagi saepe vitreo feldspatico obducuntur, quod tempore crepitare potest.
  • Color: Colores communes a candidis cremosis et roseis mollibus ad aurantiacos et cinereos terrestres variant.
  • Textura: Typice mollis tactu, superficies leviter porosa sentiri potest.
  • Craquelura (kan’nyū): Tempore procedente, vitreus fissuras tenues efficit, permittens theam penetrare et gradatim aspectum vasis mutare — phaenomenon a cultoribus theae magni aestimatum.

Septem Incommoda

There is a famous saying among tea masters: “First Raku, second Hagi, third Karatsu.” This ranks Hagi Ware as second in preference for tea ware due to its unique tactile and visual qualities. Interestingly, Hagi Ware is also humorously said to have seven flaws, including being easily chipped, absorbing liquids, and staining — all of which paradoxically add to its charm in the tea ceremony context.

Usus in Caerimonia Theae

Elegantia subtilis Hagi Ware eam praecipue ad "chawan" (crateras theae) gratam reddit. Simplicitas eius essentiam "wabi-cha" exaggerat, usus theae qui rusticitatem, naturalitatem, et pulchritudinem internam intendit.

Faber Hagi Modernus

Fictilia Hagi contemporanea adhuc florere pergunt, cum et fornacibus traditis et officinis modernis amplam varietatem rerum utilium et ornatarum producant. Multae officinae adhuc a posteris figulorum primorum administrantur, artes saeculares servantes dum gustui moderno accommodant.

Fornaces et Artifices Insignes

Inter fornaces Hagi claras sunt:

  • Fornax Matsumoto
  • Fornax Shibuya
  • Fornax Miwa — cum figulo celebri Miwa Kyūsō (Kyusetsu X) coniuncta.

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