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Tomoyuki Ohiwa, white goma Bizen chawan, anagama kiln wood-fired matcha bowl, matcha chawan, Bizenyaki
Tomoyuki Ohiwa
1976 Born in Hyogo Prefecture
2004 Finishes training course at Bizen Tougei Center
2005 Became an apprentice of Ryuichi Kakurezaki
2014 Became independent
2015 Built a half basement style anagama wood-fired kiln
2016 Fired the first kiln
Made by Tomoyuki Ohiwa
Made in Japan
Size：About Height 10.2cm * Length 14cm * Depth 11.5cm
Material：Pottery
Package: Wood Box
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Asia (exept Taiwan, Korea, China) - 5240
America District(USA, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, etc) - JPY 7710
Oceanea District(Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, Papua New Guinia, etc) - JPY 7710
Middle East District(Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Israel, etc )- JPY 6920
Europe District(France, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, etc) - JPY 6920
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We will not be responsible for any of the customs clearance and customs duty/tariff payment.
Shipping method
We use EMS(Express Mail Service). After we ship the product, it will take 3-10days to arrive at your place. You can track the parcel.
Purchaser of the product must read the below condition carefully.
Return/exchange and refund
We will not accept return/exchange of the product unless the products we sold have any damages or we shipped the wrong item. If we accept the return/exchange, the products must be complete and without any signs of having been used or damaged.
The product is carefully examined before shipping. However, in case there is any damage in the product, you should check the product within 7 days and report to us after receiving it (the days are calculated fromt the proven date of delivery). Otherwise, we will not be responsible for the damage, so please check the quantity, apparent condition, etc., when the product arrives.
The color of the product you will receive might look slightly different from the pictures you see in this web page. This is because depending on the amount of light when the picture was taken, the color in each picture might look different. Please understand, we will not accept return or make refund because of the above reasons.
We will not be responsible for any of the customs clearance and customs duty/tariff payment.
Tomoyuki Ohiwa
Anagama wood-fired kiln of Tomonori Ohiwa
Anagama wood-fired kiln of Tomonori Ohiwa
Tomoyuki Ohiwa
A thick layer of ash that dynamically changes colors, and ash that drips like a ball.
These are the characteristics of Ohiwa's work, and are the result of his insatiable pursuit of "firing".
In Bizen, the pine ash attached on the surface of the work and becoming glass-like surface is called “goma”, but the white flowing goma is unique to Ohiwa.
In 2003, Ohiwa joined the Bizen Ceramic Art Center.
After that, he became an apprentice of Mr. Ryuichi Kakurezaki, a master of modern Bizen, for eight and a half years.
Bizen ware is a type of pottery that is carefully fired in a wood-fired kiln for about two weeks, to enjoy the firing effects.
In the kiln, the way the ash of the firewood falls on and the flame hits each piece makes every single piece firing effect one of a kind.
Many Bizen artists fire their wood-fired kiln only once or twice a year.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that all the works that will be sold for the next year are fired at that time.
If there is a mistake in firing the kiln, it can affect all the work in the kiln, so it is a huge task that wears out both physical strength and nerves.
Unlike gas kilns and electric kilns, which are relatively stable, wood fire kilns have a much higher chance that the pieces turn out to be failure.
Because of its difficulty, it is not easy to gain experience in wood-fired kilns.
Ohiwa says, “My apprenticeship is to gain more experience firing a wood-fired kiln.”
Firewood kilns can be broadly divided into noborigama kilns and anagama kilns.
What both kilns have in common is that both are long from front to back, and firewood is thrown in from the front and the heat is transferred to the back.
However, in noborigama kilns, there are multiple rooms and each room is connected by a small hole that makes it relatively easy to keep the temperature constant, and as a result it is relatively easy to have firing effect evenly.
On the other hand, in anagama kilns, the inside is not divided into one large tube like room, so the temperature inside the kiln varies depending on the location, and the firing effect tends to be uneven.
Ohiwa takes advantage of the characteristics of the anagama kiln, which is that it is difficult to maintain a constant flow of flame, and designs with calculations that allow for greater variation in firing effects.
Ohiwa also succeeded in expressing unevenness and various firing effects even in a single piece with ash thickly covered by using a large amount of firewood.
【Shipping method】
We use EMS(Express Mail Service). After we ship the product, it will take 3-10days to arrive at your place. You can track the parcel.
【Purchaser of the product must read the below condition carefully.】
- We will not accept return/exchange of the product unless the products we sold have any damages or we shipped the wrong item. If we accept the return/exchange, the products must be complete and without any signs of having been used or damaged.
- The product is carefully examined before shipping. However, in case there is any damage in the product, you should check the product within 7 days and report to us after receiving it (the days are calculated fromt the proven date of delivery). Otherwise, we will not be responsible for the damage, so please check the quantity, apparent condition, etc., when the product arrives.
- The color of the product you will receive might look slightly different from the pictures you see in this web page. This is because depending on the amount of light when the picture was taken, the color in each picture might look different. Please understand, we will not accept return or make refund because of the above reasons.
- We will not be responsible for any of the customs clearance and customs duty/tariff payment.
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