Chopstick Rest Strawberry | Ryoko Kimura

These utterly charming vessels are shaped like tiny shoes and hats, sweaters and dresses. Your heart will flutter with excitement, like when choosing clothes for a paper doll, wondering which one to pick. Their palm-sized forms are like peering into a miniature world. The soft texture of the clay adds a reassuring warmth to their prettiness, and just gazing at them gently soothes your heart.

What is cherished in the creative process is the very honest desire to make things with joy. This feeling and excitement from the maker imbues the vessels with a warm, natural, and gentle expression.

Works are born little by little, as if tucking away those small, lovely moments of "heart-pounding excitement" encountered in daily life. The soft vermilion color that gently emerges on the fired clay adds a delicate expression, creating a subtle charm within their simplicity.

Whether placing a favorite small treat on it or gently resting a beloved accessory, these vessels bring a quiet joy to the landscape of daily life during such small moments. Every time they catch your eye, a little warmth spreads through your chest, and such small moments of happiness are sure to increase in your daily life.

As each item is handmade, there will be individual differences in color, shape, thickness, size, weight, glaze unevenness, glaze pooling, and subtle variations or placement of patterns. Additionally, some items may show differences in glaze application, crazing, pinholes, or iron spots (black dots), but these do not affect usability. Please enjoy these unique characteristics as part of their handmade charm. While you cannot choose which specific item you receive, we hope you will look forward to its arrival. If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact us before shipping, and we will email you additional photos.