Waxless Katakuchi Floral | Watanabe Shinji

A tranquil presence evoking wabi-sabi

The warmth of overlapping past and present can be felt in this vessel, as if it embodies the flow of time. While based on Japanese aesthetics, it also possesses the gravitas of Western antiques, and its quiet beauty seems to gently stand still within time.

"Food" is an activity for living, and at the same time, a joyful moment that adds color to life. Each piece is carefully crafted with the wish that it will enhance the deliciousness of the food served and shape the atmosphere of the dining table itself.

The beautiful openwork, with a hint of fleetingness. Light and shadow softly move through the vessel, allowing you to enjoy delicate expressions depending on the viewing angle and lighting. The tasteful white ground is created by "carbonization firing." By being fired with charcoal, the subtle fluctuations of carbon are reflected in the glaze, and a unique landscape is gently etched onto the surface of the vessel.

It gently complements an ordinary morning dining table and subtly adds elegance to a special day that makes your heart sing. As if casting a gentle spell, it softly envelops the mundane scenery of everyday life, likely transforming ordinary moments into slightly happier ones.

As each item is handmade, there may be individual differences in color, shape, size, weight, thickness, glaze irregularities, glaze pooling, and subtle differences in impression. Also, depending on the application of the glaze, each piece will have a different firing color, pinholes, and iron spots (black dots). Please rest assured that these do not affect the use of the product. We hope you will enjoy these as the unique charm and individuality of handmade items.If you are concerned, please contact us before shipping, and we will email you separate photos.

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