Annan Mug with Fireworks Arabesque — Hand-Painted Japanese Porcelain by Katsuro Yokota 愛知 Urushi lacquer applied over a

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

CHINATSU forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

This one is made in Japan

Pottery Ao is based in Nagasaki

and the finish given the care that Japanese craft consistently delivers

Annan Mug with Fireworks Arabesque — Hand-Painted Japanese Porcelain by Katsuro Yokota 愛知 Urushi lacquer applied over aPainted 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. Katsuro Yokota works in Saga, Japan, forming and painting each mug by hand. The process is unhurried each piece is made individually, one at a time, and the maker's attention shows in the way the mug sits in the hand. Japanese ceramics have been treasured