Konoha Tenmoku Sake Cup MAKER_Tasei Kiln while soft clouds are rendered

while soft clouds are rendered in gold

It is easy to place the tips of chopsticks on this carefully designed rest

match the teapot with teacups and small plates in the same sakura motif

The bowl has just the right weight and has flattened edges so as not to spill your food

Konoha Tenmoku Sake Cup MAKER_Tasei Kiln while soft clouds are renderedFleeting nature, gracefully embedded forever in porcelain. The Konoha Tenmoku Sake Cup carries the quiet presence of a single leaf, its delicate veins and organic form fused into the glaze through a technique developed over 800 years ago during the Southern Song dynasty in China. Originally used in tenmoku glazes, this method involved firing real leaves onto the surface, embedding them into the vessel itself. Master ceramicist Dobuchi Yoshiaki has