Watercolor Strawberry Tea Cup Large - Crafted By Tokushichi Kiln Large Bowl the form built for use

the form built for use

Slip trailed in raised lines to form the satsuki azalea — the pattern stands slightly proud of the surface

Shigehisa Miura forms and fires each plate by hand in Japan

Kajiken Seiji is based in Saga

Artisan: Iwao Pottery

Watercolor Strawberry Tea Cup Large - Crafted By Tokushichi Kiln Large Bowl the form built for useThis teacup is shaped from natural clay and fired without heavy decoration the surface is the clay itself, textured by the potter's hands, with a warmth that only direct contact with the material gives. Tokushichi Kiln forms and throwing each teacup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a teacup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character.