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A medium-sized plate with a gentle slope and a quietly expressive glaze.
The interplay between ash tones and iron undertones gives the surface depth and character, making each piece subtly different.Elegant in form and finish, this plate is ideal for mains or composed small plates, offering understated refinement to your everyday meals.
Please note: Glaze patterns and tones vary naturally. Handmade items cannot be selected individually.
Size: w18/h4(cm)
Crafted by Earth and Flame - Kanya Yamamoto
The clay is sorted from the soil, then crushed, water and aged enough before being used. The glaze is made by grinding the ashes of straw, fir and various trees into the powders, refine them and mix with stones. To use a potter's wheel, take a time and effort while kicking it, be relaxed.
During firing, at least for 5 days with peace, it needs to raise its temperature to 1300 degrees Celsius and aggressively burn the clay using the climbing kiln.
Using firewood as fuel is time-consuming and cumbersome and using the climbing kiln is low-yield. But with all that time and effort, the clay gets firm and cools down slowly, resulting in a more detailed penetration of clay.
A vessel shows a unique expression of power and vigour and the natural distortion gives a deep colour to its surface.
Medium Plate
Our products are handcrafted by skilled artisans in Japan.
Due to their handmade nature:
- Variations in color, glaze, and shape may occur.
- Minor differences in size or appearance are not considered defects.
The artists/craftspeople who supply konatsu-utsuwa- concentrate on producing high quality pieces in limited quantities, hence we hold stock is small quantities. Feel free to contact us on our stock items through konatsu-utsuwa@outlook.jp we can sometimes give you an idea on when we may receive particular items depending on each artists timeline.