Copper-painted wide goblet with Black Crystal - Crafted By Toetsu Kiln Hitoshi Kato Sachiko Niijima forms and glazes

Sachiko Niijima forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

reading warmer where it thins toward the lid

hardened by humidity and time

this pair of chopsticks carries the quiet character of the material: the grain running the length of the piece

Made from Japanese porcelain clay

Copper-painted wide goblet with Black Crystal - Crafted By Toetsu Kiln Hitoshi Kato Sachiko Niijima forms and glazesPainted 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