Single Flower Vase Bellflower - Crafted By Yamahira Kiln Nagasaki Kikaku Pottery works in Saga

Kikaku Pottery works in Saga

and the maker's attention shows in the way it holds a stem or sits alone on a shelf

Nobumasa Kiminami forms and paints each cup by hand in Japan

MaterialAs each piece is handmade

the lid seats firm

Single Flower Vase Bellflower - Crafted By Yamahira Kiln Nagasaki Kikaku Pottery works in SagaGlazed and fired by hand, this vase holds the quiet character of something made individually not uniform, not repeated exactly, but settled and present on any surface it occupies. Yamahira Kiln forms and glazes each vase by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a vase that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese ceramics have been