| As ceramics, it is nothing more than "an unremarkable small brown glazed pot"(as referred to in the preface of "Karamono Chaire" (Chinese-Style Tea Canisters) written by Hiroko NISHIDA/Nezu Museum/2005), and finding beauty in chaire's subtle individuality is remarkably peculiar to tea ceremony culture. |
陶器としては「なんの変哲もない褐釉小壺」（西田宏子『唐物茶入』まえがき／根津美術館／2005）に過ぎず、これらの微妙な個性に美しさを見出す点は茶道文化の際立った特異性となっている。 |