Slipware Kiritate Mug Amber - Crafted By Shotoen Cup The term Unkin originates from

The term Unkin originates from Yoshino in Nara Prefecture

Urushi lacquer applied over a wooden form gives this spoon a surface that improves with age: the color deepening

Shigehisa Miura forms and fires each bowl by hand in Japan

The color on these chopsticks is not paint — it is urushi lacquer

It allows these chopsticks to be enjoyed across both seasons

Slipware Kiritate Mug Amber - Crafted By Shotoen Cup The term Unkin originates fromPainted entirely by hand, this mug 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. Shotoen forms and paints each mug by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a mug that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese ceramics have