Akae Tsubaki Sencha - Crafted By Nobumasa Kiminami Nagasaki Yamahira Kiln forms and glazes

Yamahira Kiln forms and glazes each cup by hand in Japan

Chojuro Kiln forms and paints each cup by hand in Japan

this plate holds its color differently in different light — deepening where the glaze pools

this bowl carries the mark of a practiced brush across its outer wall — the pattern placed one piece at a time

Crafted By Shinji Akane

Akae Tsubaki Sencha - Crafted By Nobumasa Kiminami Nagasaki Yamahira Kiln forms and glazesPainted entirely by hand, this cup carries the mark of a practiced brush the pattern applied one piece at a time, each stroke placed by feel as much as memory. No two pieces come out quite the same. Nobumasa Kiminami forms and paints each cup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a cup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese