{"product_id":"arita-floral-ceramic-windchime","title":"Arita Hakuji Wind Chime — Hand-Painted Sakura Cherry Blossom Furin, Dami 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 carries the fullest expression of Arita's 染付 (sometsuke) tradition: a deep cobalt-blue ground washed in dami graded tones, large white-reserved sakura flowers (shironuki), and small red akae overglaze dots clustered inside delicate openwork (sukashi) cutouts at each blossom's heart. Two of Arita's foundational decoration languages — sometsuke (1616+) and akae (1640s+) — meet on a single piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade by\u003c\/strong\u003e 西日本陶器 (Nishi-Nihon Toki) \/ Arita-yaki in Saga Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Arita ware, sometsuke, and dami\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. Within a generation, Sakaida Kakiemon developed 赤絵 overglaze enamel; the Dutch East India Company shipped both styles to Europe through Imari port. This piece carries both languages in the same object: dami (濃) — the graded-wash technique that gives the cobalt its rich, water-like depth — and akae — the small red dots painted on after the second firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUse \u0026amp; gifting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWedding, bridal shower, anniversary — sakura (cherry blossom) is Japan's classic wedding flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHousewarming and new-home — furin are a traditional Japanese new-home gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMother's Day, Father's Day, birthday — gift-boxed with the maker's pamphlet, ready to give\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTea-ceremony enthusiasts and lovers of Japanese 染付 craft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\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","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47554741141734,"sku":"ZK-FURIN-NNT-NT733706-DAMI-SAKURA","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/DSC8679.webp?v=1776693862","url":"https:\/\/zen-kiln.com\/en-gb\/products\/arita-floral-ceramic-windchime","provider":"ZenKiln","version":"1.0","type":"link"}