Old-Underglazed Gourd Pattern 7-Sun Plate - Crafted By Pottery Ao Gifu 8 cm across

8 cm across

A traditional gem that has been loved for over 100 years

and a piece like this brings that living tradition into your home

The process is the same for every bowl in the studio

Kosai Kiln forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

Old-Underglazed Gourd Pattern 7-Sun Plate - Crafted By Pottery Ao Gifu 8 cm acrossPottery Ao paints each plate by hand before firing the pattern applied to the surface with a brush, set into the clay by the kiln. The result is a plate where the decoration is part of the material, not applied after the fact. Pottery Ao is based in Nagasaki, Japan. Each plate is painting by hand from start to finish shaped, glazed, and fired individually, with the rim and surface given the same care as the overall form. Japanese ceramics have been