{"title":"Tamura Seito","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTamura Seito is the fourth-generation artist of Kutani \u003cem\u003emohitsu saiji\u003c\/em\u003e, or brush-writing micro calligraphy on Kutani ware. Her supple lettering flows rhythmically, bringing poetry to life in miniature across porcelain. While drawing on the power of verses centuries old, she brings her own responsive style to the calligraphy, creating a world where ancient words overlap with contemporary experiences and songs take physical form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"auspicious-waka-sakura-guinomi","title":"Auspicious Waka Sakura Guinomi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eguinomi \u003c\/em\u003esake cup is adorned with \u003cem\u003ewaka\u003c\/em\u003e poems and sakura motifs painted by Tamura Seito, the fourth-generation artist of Kutani \u003cem\u003emohitsu saiji\u003c\/em\u003e, or Kutani brush-writing micro calligraphy. Here, Tamura has chosen cherry blossoms to match the creamy white glaze, and paired them with auspicious poetry that wishes long life to the reader. Larger Japanese characters are interspersed with micro calligraphy, creating a balance and rhythm that dances across the vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTamura specializes in what she calls \u003cem\u003eyasashii \u003c\/em\u003echaracters, using a word that can equally mean “gentle,” “soft,” or “kind.” In form, her lettering is supple and flexible. In intent, her calligraphy is responsive to the viewer. This piece is only truly complete once it reaches the viewer’s hands, and is arranged in their space and their life. Tamura uses no magnifying glass or other visual aids. Every letter is painted with the naked eye, sometimes with a brush as thin as a single hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four poems written on this piece are from the \u003cem\u003eKokin Wakashu\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology of waka dating back over 1,000 years. Each contains wishes for long life—long enough for moss to grow on boulders, or numbering as many years as there are grains of sand on beaches. These are broken up and interspersed with verses about meeting again across the years. Each poem contains only thirty-one syllables, allowing the reader to add their own interpretation within the unfilled spaces. This blank space is echoed on the vessel itself, where letters and blossoms are surrounded by ample room for reflection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a piece that reaches out across the ages, connecting hearts a thousand years apart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitano Tojudo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971474014397,"sku":"TMS-1","price":92400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/0461\/8173\/files\/260810_TMS-1_SUZ.09.jpg?v=1787115018"},{"product_id":"white-dew-incense-burner","title":"White Dew Incense Burner","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA speckled glaze with undertones that recall the colors of fall, paired with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewaka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epoems centered around the theme of autumn. This incense burner was created by Tamura Seito, the fourth-generation artist of Kutani \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emohitsu saiji\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or Kutani brush-writing micro calligraphy. Here, Tamura creates a rhythm between transparent, larger characters interspersed with pitch-black, ultra-fine characters, giving the entire surface a sense of flow and movement. With poetry across all four sides, it is left up to the viewer to complete the piece with an arrangement that suits their own interpretation, mood, and space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe glaze and undertones of Tamura’s pieces change with each firing. Before even picking up a brush, she begins her lettering by observing the glaze’s color and pattern, then selecting waka poems that complement the glaze. Then, using only the naked eye, Tamura painstakingly paints each character by hand, sometimes using a brush as thin as a single hair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis incense burner’s poems are from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKokin Wakashu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a 1,100-year-old waka anthology. To match the glaze’s yellow undertones, the poems were chosen for their autumnal nature imagery—gleaming white dew, scarlet leaves, mists rising over mountain slopes. At only thirty-one syllables, each poem leaves room for the imagination. This openness is echoed by the blank space on the vessel itself, creating ample room for personal reflection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTamura specializes in what she calls \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eyasashii\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003echaracters, using a word that can equally mean “gentle,” “soft,” or “kind.” In form, her lettering is supple and flexible. In intent, her calligraphy is responsive to the viewer. This piece is only truly complete once it reaches the viewer’s hands, and is arranged in their life. From poets over a millennium ago to today, this incense burner stands as a physical embodiment of human connection across the ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitano Tojudo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47971474473149,"sku":"TMS-2","price":390000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/0461\/8173\/files\/260807_TMS-2_SUZ.10_aead245d-0ae6-436d-92b8-c5114093a4a9.jpg?v=1787113004"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/0461\/8173\/collections\/16-9_-260810_TMS-1_SUZ.02-Edit-2.jpg?v=1787140150","url":"https:\/\/musubikiln.com\/collections\/tamura-seito.oembed","provider":"MUSUBI KILN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}