Six Gourd Tea Cup Red - Crafted By Pottery Raku Nagasaki Sozan Kiln forms and glazes

Sozan Kiln forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

Jusen Kiln forms and glazes each plate by hand in Japan

MaterialAs each piece is handmade

The iron-rich glaze on this teacup darkens in the kiln and pools at the foot

Kajiken Seiji works in Saga

Six Gourd Tea Cup Red - Crafted By Pottery Raku Nagasaki Sozan Kiln forms and glazesGlazed and fired by hand, this teacup holds the quiet character of something made individually not uniform, not repeated exactly, but consistent in weight and presence. It is the kind of piece that improves with use. Pottery Raku forms and glazes each teacup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a teacup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in