Okame Tea Cup - Crafted By Pottery Raku Oita The Unkin (Cloud and Brocade)

The Unkin (Cloud and Brocade) motif features both cherry blossoms and maple leaves

Yours will differ a little from the one photographed

forming and glazing each vase by hand

The form is considered — the lip finished so the glaze sits smooth

Okame Tea Cup - Crafted By Pottery Raku Oita The Unkin (Cloud and Brocade)Glazed and fired by hand, this teacup holds the quiet character of something made individually not uniform, not repeated exactly, but consistent in weight and presence. It is the kind of piece that improves with use. Pottery Raku forms and glazes each teacup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a teacup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in