Slipware Kiritate Mug Amber - Crafted By Shotoen Cup ※Not suitable for open flame

※Not suitable for open flame or oven use

The form of a chopstick rest is determined by function — small

Artisan: Pottery Ao

Kikaku Pottery is based in Saga

Urushi lacquer applied over a wooden form gives this spoon a surface that improves with age: the color deepening

Slipware Kiritate Mug Amber - Crafted By Shotoen Cup ※Not suitable for open flamePainted entirely by hand, this mug carries the mark of a practiced brush the pattern applied one piece at a time, each stroke placed by feel as much as memory. No two pieces come out quite the same. Shotoen forms and paints each mug by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a mug that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese ceramics have