A tall cup in deep plum-brown, washed with a silvery sheen from the kiln. Look closely near the foot: the maker's fingerprints are fired into the surface, held there in warm red-brown where the clay was gripped. Throwing lines circle the body, the rim moves gently, and the sturdy loop handle has taken on a soft gloss. Inside, flecks of ash have settled into 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: 180 ml
Height: 90 mm
Width: 118 mm (including handle)
Mouth: 72 mm
Weight: 210 g
Fragile by nature and packed for the journey. Ships worldwide from Japan.
