A tall, footed cup with the poise of a goblet. The clay fired to a calm, pale taupe with a soft silvery sheen, and a single fine line of dark grey sweeps down across the body and turns at the waist — drawn by the fire, as if with ink. The same dark marks repeat across the grooved handle, which ends in a small curl at its base. Throwing rings spiral deep into the bowl.
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: 120 mm
Width: 110 mm (including handle)
Mouth: 68 mm
Weight: 230 g
Fragile by nature and packed for the journey. Ships worldwide from Japan.
