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Sotoen: Ash Fired Shigaraki Chawan
Sotoen: Ash Fired Shigaraki Chawan
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Shigaraki-yaki Matcha Tea Bowl by Sotoen
This beautiful chawan is individually handmade and fired in Japan's largest climbing kiln. The inside is coated with glaze, while the outside is unglazed, using the Yakishime technique.
Depending on where the bowl is placed in the climbing kiln will change the way each piece looks. This traditional slow firing method creates pieces that are both beautiful and totally unique.
We bought this pice on our recent visit to the kiln in Shigaraki town. There is only one piece here for sale in the UK.
- Size: approx 10.5cm Diameter | 6.5cm Height
- Made in Japan
- Hand wash only
- Shigaraki ware
About Shigaraki-yaki: Shigaraki ware is made in Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. It is counted as one of the six oldest kilns in Japan and is said to have a long history of 1,260 years. It was designated as a traditional craft by the national government in 1976.
About Sotoen: A collaboration between people, earth, and fire - traditional beauty
Sotouen's large Nobori kiln ( climbing kiln ) can fire approximately 15,000 different products at a time, from small items like tea ceremony utensils, tableware, raccoon dogs, to umbrella stands and much larger items.
Since its founding, Sotouen has been creating pottery keeping in mind the company's four principles of refinement: "Refine your mind," "Refine your concept," "Refine the clay well," and "Refine and bake over a long period of fire."
"At Sotouen, we handcraft each piece of pottery using traditional methods in our own climbing kiln and then fire it. This method may not be relevant in modern times, but each piece of pottery that is carefully handcrafted is unique and shows different expressions depending on how the fire in the climbing kiln hits it."
