A straight, generous mug in warm red-brown clay. Ash fell on the shoulder in the kiln and melted into honey-gold patches, one of them running down the side in a slow, glassy drip. The grooved handle turned a glossy red where the flame touched it, with gold ash resting along its top. Inside, ash has gathered on one wall and settled into a soft grey pool at 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: 190 ml
Height: 84 mm
Width: 113 mm (including handle)
Mouth: 73 mm
Weight: 190 g
Fragile by nature and packed for the journey. Ships worldwide from Japan.
