A quiet, earth-brown cup. Fine ash settled over the body in the kiln and fused into a speckled, sand-grey haze, deepening to red-brown at the foot. The handle is ridged and gently twisted along its spine, where the maker's fingers pressed the clay. Inside, the ash has melted into a soft sheen that catches the light.
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: 190 ml
Height: 63 mm
Width: 116 mm (including handle)
Mouth: 78 mm
Weight: 180 g
Fragile by nature and packed for the journey. Ships worldwide from Japan.
