Akae Tsubaki Sencha - Crafted By Nobumasa Kiminami Nagasaki translucent under strong light

translucent under strong light

The material is chosen for its properties

Chojuro Kiln forms and paints each cup by hand in Japan

the size that takes soup or anything warm

this plate holds its color differently in different light — deepening where the glaze pools

Akae Tsubaki Sencha - Crafted By Nobumasa Kiminami Nagasaki translucent under strong lightPainted entirely by hand, this cup 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. Nobumasa Kiminami forms and paints each cup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a cup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese