Ash Glaze Straight 5-Inch Bowl - Crafted By Tatsuo Otomo 202510_特集 Two handles

Two handles

Yamazaki Metal Industry works in Niigata

slight variations in glaze tone and surface are the mark of a true handmade object

At medium size this bowl is the most versatile in a collection: wide enough for noodles

Chojuro Kiln is based in Nagasaki

Ash Glaze Straight 5-Inch Bowl - Crafted By Tatsuo Otomo 202510_特集 Two handlesFired with natural wood ash, this bowl carries the quiet marks of the kiln across its inner curve the glaze settling in tones of grey and straw where the ash fell, deepening toward the foot. The depth of the form holds soups and grains alike, the surface giving food something considered to rest against. Tatsuo Otomo works in Shiga, Japan, forming and firing each bowl by hand. The rim is shaped individually, the surface finished with the table in mind