Mouse Ash Glazed Flexed Bowl Large - Crafted By Seiji Okuda Small Bowls The rim is shaped individually

The rim is shaped individually

Seiji Okuda forms and paints each sake cup by hand in Japan

Artisan: Yamazaki Metal Industry

The glaze is not applied for effect — it is the result of kiln temperature and the clay beneath

Artisan: Tetsuya Kobayashi

Mouse Ash Glazed Flexed Bowl Large - Crafted By Seiji Okuda Small Bowls The rim is shaped individuallyFired with natural wood ash, this bowl carries the quiet marks of the kiln the surface settling in tones of grey and straw where the ash fell, shifting in depth from foot to rim. No two bowls emerge from the firing quite the same. Seiji Okuda forms and fires each bowl by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to receive full attention. What you hold is the result of that care a bowl made to be used and to last. Japanese ceramics have