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John Baymore
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics
New Hampshire Institute of Art
What makes a teabowl a Chawan?
Chado - Chanoyu茶道 -- 茶の湯
Making Chawan for actual Japanese Tea Ceremony
usage is the core focus of this presentation.
In producing teabowls for uses other than this
specialized practice, such as those for
steeped teas, for home drinking of matcha,
those intended as sculptural explorations,
and the like……..
much of what I’ll talk about is of limited application.
“The difference between the almost right word & the
right word is really a large matter – it’s the difference
between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
Mark Twain
Semantics
Lost in Translation
Director: Sofía Coppola
Writer: Sofía Coppola
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Akiko Takeshita, Ryuichiro Baba, Catherine Lambert
Used under “Fair Use”
About Chawan
“It has to be a well-balanced,
pleasantly-weighted form that brings
together all aspects of composition
from the way the lip is angled, to the
curves of the body and how that will
influence the inner “pool,” all the way
down to the underside where the
kodai-foot is carved.”
Robert Yellin
Japan Times
“Chawan: Simply, some of the hardest works of pottery to create”
September 25, 2013
Easiest• Very light weight and good balance• Very smooth glazes and surfaces• Distinct and regular foot• Tried and true forms• Good height and width for whisking• Simple surfaces and decorations• Very much fitting that which is “expected”
More Difficult• Light to moderate in weight• Slightly less centered balance• Moderately rough glazes or surfaces• Slightly unusual and asymmetrical forms• Not easy shape in which to whisk• Stronger visual surfaces / decorations• Slightly challenging the “expected”
Most Difficult• Very heavy weight• Rough surfaces in mikomi / kuchi• Challenging forms• Non-central balance point• Difficult to grip the foot• Highly complex surfaces and decorations• Visually hard to fit into “Toriawase”• Not much fitting that which is “expected”
Caution!• An extreme of weight (usually very heavy)• Totally abnormal size• Extremely rough surfaces and/or glazes• Totally unusual / sculptural forms• Excessively bold/aggressive decoration• Not at all fitting that which is “expected”
Weight 重量
Typical fired is between 300 grams and 600 grams.
If wet clay is about 30% waterweight, that means a finished form made with about 390 grams to 780 grams of wet clay.
0.86 to 1.7 pounds
Weight 重量
When fired, they are about 350 grams.
For the “standard” aka rakuforming process, the startingdisk of clay before formingand carving is 1 Kilogram.
2.2 pounds
If you sell only a small fraction
of the pieces you make,
you have to charge for the
lost labor time and materials
in the pieces you will sell.
Business
It is not only about maintaining
the highest aesthetic standards,
it is also about maintaining the
market value of the investment
in your work others have made.
Business
Example: recent national teabowl exhibition
Entry fee: $30
Shipping work: At least $20
Sale Commission: 40%
Piece Price Limit: $250 each
Business
Fixed costs: about $50 (maybe more)
Maximum to the artist: $150($250 limit x 60%)
Maximum Net: $100
Business
Skilled car mechanics get $75 an hour!
68% priced under $100(60% = $60)
38% priced $50 and under(60% = $30)
4% were less than the entry fee!
Average price was $80
Business
68% made $10 or less if the piece sold!
38% made absolutely nothing or
lost money if the piece sold!
Business