A low, rounded cup, wide in the hand. Ribbons of red flame run down over warm apricot clay, and a veil of grey ash gathers near the foot where the fire reached closest. Throwing lines circle the body and spiral down into the bowl; the grooved handle ends in a small curl at its 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: 140 ml
Height: 65 mm
Width: 116 mm (including handle)
Mouth: 73 mm
Weight: 120 g
Fragile by nature and packed for the journey. Ships worldwide from Japan.
