Wood-Fired White Porcelain Ribbed Guinomi Cup - Crafted By Hitoshi Kato グラス Underglaze painting at this scale

Underglaze painting at this scale requires patience: the pattern must be complete before the pot enters the kiln

this piece is tessan (iron-speckled) glaze

the surface giving food something considered to rest against

Yuki Watanabe forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

The result is a mug that carries the marks of its making — never perfectly uniform

Wood-Fired White Porcelain Ribbed Guinomi Cup - Crafted By Hitoshi Kato グラス Underglaze painting at this scaleCovered in a clean, faintly warm white glaze, this sake cup is the kind of piece that suits everything from morning tea to evening sake. The glaze sits smooth but not mechanical there is a softness to it that only hand finishing gives. Hitoshi Kato is based in Gifu, Japan. Each sake cup is glazed by hand from start to finish shaped, glazed, and fired individually, without shortcuts. Japanese ceramics have been treasured across the world for