A softly rounded cup in warm sand-and-apricot clay, crossed by a single bold stroke of red-brown flame that sweeps down from the rim to the handle. Toward the foot the fire left a lilac-grey haze and a few drops of golden melted ash — and, looking closely, the maker's fingerprint, fired into the clay. The handle is combed with a diagonal twist, and inside, fine ash has settled into the throwing rings at the base.
Unglazed Bizen stoneware, wood-fired in one continuous firing near Bizen, Okayama (GPS 34.7456°N, 134.1894°E). Its colour and markings are kiln transformation (yōhen) — the record of earth and flame in a single moment, not a pattern anyone chose. One of a kind, shaped by human hands, and impossible to reproduce. Traceable to the kiln that made it.
Dimensions
Capacity: 160 ml
Height: 65 mm
Width: 110 mm (including handle)
Mouth: 75 mm
Weight: 160 g
Fragile by nature and packed for the journey. Ships worldwide from Japan.
