Suien Blue Jomon Cachepot Kokuzou This playful blue and white

This playful blue and white side plate features a man in traditional attire riding a skateboard—a clever fusion of past and present that captures the signature humor of Kutani Choemon

each bowl can be used as a lid when turned over

The colorful autumn grasses and the gold and silver colors used in the decoration create a stunning elegance

Its surface is marked by a soft crimson hidasuki pattern created by wrapping straw around the piece during firing

it is perfect as a sashimi plate and sushi plate

Suien Blue Jomon Cachepot Kokuzou This playful blue and whiteIn the Suien Blue Jomon Cachepot, the suggestion of water rises from the rim. Created by Kyoto based ceramist Wakunami Madoka, the work draws from Jomon pottery distinguished by large upward projections and swirling motifs. Suien, literally water smoke, evokes rising water vapor, an image rendered in clay through openwork and circular form. Rather than reconstruct a historical vessel, Wakunami studies the structural logic underlying such forms. Hollow