Clad in Light Matcha Bowl Kokutani Highly durable and water-resistant thanks

Highly durable and water-resistant thanks to its narrow tree rings

Nobuo principally creates glazed ware with a black tenmoku glaze that includes at least five percent iron

drawn in pure white on the pale gray base of Kutani ceramics

some pine trees are thousands of years old and are said to be auspicious because they are associated with immortality and longevity

part of the charm of hand-crafting that makes each piece unique

Clad in Light Matcha Bowl Kokutani Highly durable and water-resistant thanksClad in Light Matcha Bowl by Seto ware artist Taruta Hiroshi is a piece defined by quiet refinement. Delicately formed and glazed in pale celadon, the bowl carries a light, graceful presence. Taruta employs the linear hotarude technique, carving thin diagonal slits across the surface. When light falls upon the bowl, soft shadows gather along these lines, as if light itself were gently draped over the form, evoking the natural, fluid fall of woven