{"product_id":"arita-hakuji-wind-chime-sazanka-camellia-sen-byou-furin","title":"Arita Hakuji Wind Chime — Hand-Painted Sazanka Camellia Furin, Sen-byou Sometsuke Porcelain","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-painted porcelain wind chime from Arita — Japan's first porcelain town, where Lee Sam-pyeong fired the country's first hakuji (white porcelain) in 1616. The dome bell is washed with white porcelain glaze and drawn over with sazanka (山茶花 \/ Camellia sasanqua) blossoms in pure cobalt-blue 染付 line — the foundational sometsuke technique called sen-byou, where the flowers exist as outline only, with no fill. Small openwork (sukashi) cutouts mark each blossom's heart, letting the air through and softening the chime's tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCamellia blooms in late autumn through early winter — the iconic flower of Japanese tea ceremony (chabana) — making this the seasonal complement to spring's sakura motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Porcelain bon-furin (盆風鈴) — dome \/ bell shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e 手描山茶花 (Tegaki Sazanka) — hand-painted camellia; series-named \"白磁の有田里 みやび\" on the maker's tanzaku\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e 染付線描 sometsuke sen-byou outline cobalt-blue painting · 透かし彫り sukashi-bori openwork carving (no overglaze enamel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e 白磁 (hakuji \/ white porcelain), clear glaze\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Navy braided cord with amber faceted bead at the crown; white porcelain inner ringer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTanzaku (短冊):\u003c\/strong\u003e Beige paper, handwritten with the maker's series name\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e φ7.5 cm × 6 cm (about 3\" × 2.4\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~90 g (~3.2 oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker code:\u003c\/strong\u003e NT-733690 · JAN 4965217733690\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e 有田町, 佐賀県 (Arita town, Saga Prefecture)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual rigid blue gift box, supplier-included (also includes the maker's Hizen ceramics history pamphlet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade by\u003c\/strong\u003e 西日本陶器 (Nishi-Nihon Toki) \/ Arita-yaki in Saga Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Arita ware, sometsuke, and sen-byou\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the maker's included pamphlet, Arita porcelain began in 元和二 (1616), when Lee Sam-pyeong (李参平), a Korean potter who emigrated to north Kyushu, discovered porcelain stone at Izumiyama (泉山, Saga Prefecture) and fired Japan's first porcelain at the Kamishirakawa Tengudani kiln. The earliest Arita work was 染付 (sometsuke) — cobalt-blue painting under a clear glaze on a white porcelain body. The most restrained version of that tradition is 線描 (sen-byou): outline only, no fill, no shading. It's the technique that lets the white porcelain breathe — and it's what gives this piece its airy, contemporary feel despite its 17th-century lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse \u0026amp; gifting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTea ceremony (sadō) practitioners and chanoyu students — camellia is the chabana for autumn-winter chaji\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnniversary, housewarming, birthday — quietly elegant ceremonial gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFather's Day — masculine restrained palette\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLovers of japandi, wabi-sabi, and minimalist Japanese aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWindow, eave, or covered porch — the sukashi cutouts give the chime a softer, more diffuse tone than solid-bodied bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHang in a sheltered location: a covered porch, eave, or indoors near an open window\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBring inside before storms or freezing temperatures — porcelain is hard but not impact-proof\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWipe gently with a soft, dry cloth; avoid harsh chemicals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStore off-season in the original gift box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReference conversions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.5 cm ≈ 3.0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 cm ≈ 2.4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90 g ≈ 3.2 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout ZenKiln\u003c\/strong\u003e — A Japan-based curator connecting international collectors with Japan's artisan ceramic tradition. We work closely with the kilns, workshops, and makers featured in our shop — each one disclosed in our About section — and hand-pack every piece in Japan for safe delivery worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e📦 Ships from Japan, hand-packed for safe delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47656191983846,"sku":"ZK-FURIN-NNT-NT733690-SAZANKA","price":82.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/DSC8667.webp?v=1778662357","url":"https:\/\/zen-kiln.com\/en-ca\/products\/arita-hakuji-wind-chime-sazanka-camellia-sen-byou-furin","provider":"ZenKiln","version":"1.0","type":"link"}