{"product_id":"oribe-chawan-plum","title":"Oribe Chawan — Plum","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe flower on this bowl is the one on our seal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot cherry — plum. Ume opens in late winter, while there is still snow on the branch. It is the flower of the thing that comes before, which is why it is on our mark, and why it is on this bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade and painted by hand in Japan. The glaze is oribe, the deep copper green named for Furuta Oribe, a tea master of the sixteenth century who liked his bowls a little out of true. It pools down one side and stops where the potter stopped it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery one is different. The one that arrives will not be the one photographed here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bowl holds 236 ml and sits in one hand. That is one bowl of usucha — not a mug of it, which is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can whisk in it, though there is not much room for the chasen. The other way is the one spouted bowls are made for: whisk in a larger chawan with a lip, and pour into this one to drink. The bowl you whisk in and the bowl you drink from do not have to be the same bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.5 cm (3.75 in) across, 6 cm (2.5 in) tall. Holds 236 ml (8 fl oz).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarthenware, made in Japan. Handmade and hand-painted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker says it is dishwasher safe. Hand washing will keep the painting longer, and we would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot for the microwave.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BISUMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43777265172570,"sku":"2990909d-c889-4003-b027-5850b19c896b","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3292\/8090\/files\/Ceramic_tea_bowl_on_surface_202608072237.jpg?v=1786109894","url":"https:\/\/bi-sumi.com\/products\/oribe-chawan-plum","provider":"BISUMI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}