Clad in Light Guinomi Sake Cup MAKER_Masaki Kiln Artist Mori Toshiaki

Artist Mori Toshiaki

Both the interior and exterior of the tea bowl feature even more big-eyed goldfish swimming among large blue bubbles

The word 鶴 "crane" was brought to Japan from ancient China

This sauce plate takes the shape of a mikan (mandarin orange)

Clad in Light Guinomi Sake Cup MAKER_Masaki Kiln Artist Mori ToshiakiClad in Light Guinomi Sake Cup by Seto ware artist Taruta Hiroshi is a piece defined by quiet refinement. Its smooth celadon glaze lends the guinomi sake cup a subtle elegance and a light, balanced feel. Taruta employs the linear hotarude technique, carving thin diagonal slits across the surface. When light falls upon the cup, soft shadows gather along these lines, as if light itself were gently draped over the form, evoking the natural, fluid fall of