Painted Slip Mug Gray - Crafted By Takuya Ohara Cutlery Jun Kato forms and fires

Jun Kato forms and fires each plate by hand in Japan

Size: 24 × 15

Pottery Ao paints each plate by hand before firing — the pattern applied to the surface with a brush

Takee Tatsu forms and glazes each mug by hand in Japan

The celadon-tinged glaze on this bowl has the quiet depth that only firing can produce — cool in shadow

Painted Slip Mug Gray - Crafted By Takuya Ohara Cutlery Jun Kato forms and firesThe painted decoration on this cup frames the drinking experience the pattern visible in the hand, the interior clean for whatever is poured in. Made by Takuya Ohara one piece at a time, the cup is a considered object in daily use. Takuya Ohara is based in Shiga, Japan. Each cup is painting by hand from start to finish shaped, glazed, and fired individually, with the lip and surface given the same care as the overall form. Japanese ceramics have been