Copper-painted wide goblet with Black Crystal - Crafted By Toetsu Kiln Hitoshi Kato and the maker's attention shows

and the maker's attention shows in the way the cup sits in the hand

Sachiko Niijima forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

Please enjoy these variations and the changes that occur over time as part of the charm of handmade ceramics

hardened by humidity and time

reading warmer where it thins toward the lid

Copper-painted wide goblet with Black Crystal - Crafted By Toetsu Kiln Hitoshi Kato and the maker's attention showsPainted by hand before firing, this cup carries a practiced brushstroke across its outer wall the pattern placed individually, the decoration fired into the surface. The interior is left open, the outside given the care of a considered object. Toetsu Kiln works in Saga, Japan, forming and painting each cup by hand. The lip is shaped individually, the surface finished with the drinker in mind a cup built for daily use and made to last. Japanese