A hand-formed bottle in pale, stone-speckled clay, swept with loose strokes of deep gosu cobalt that run and pool under the glaze — no two faces alike. The gently leaning silhouette works as a bud vase or, in the Japanese way, as a tokkuri for serving sake.
Noriaki Ibi — イビイ noriaki, as he signs his studio catalog — is a potter at Aso Kuginogama 阿蘇久木野窯, a small kiln in Kugino, Minami-Aso, at the foot of the Aso caldera in Kumamoto. The kiln’s work ranges across sansai three-color glazes, kohiki white slip, and celadon — and this bottle shows its freest register, calligraphic blue brushwork laid over quiet, earthy slip.
Height= 6”/ 15.25cm, Diameter at the bottom= 2”/5 cm
As each piece is formed by hand, shape and brushwork vary piece to piece, and dimensions may vary slightly (±1–2mm).
Care:
Hand washing only
Not dishwasher safe
Rinse and dry promptly after use with sake
Not for open flame, oven, or induction cooktops
Do not use in the microwave
A hand-formed bottle in pale, stone-speckled clay, swept with loose strokes of deep gosu cobalt that run and pool under the glaze — no two faces alike. The gently leaning silhouette works as a bud vase or, in the Japanese way, as a tokkuri for serving sake.
Noriaki Ibi — イビイ noriaki, as he signs his studio catalog — is a potter at Aso Kuginogama 阿蘇久木野窯, a small kiln in Kugino, Minami-Aso, at the foot of the Aso caldera in Kumamoto. The kiln’s work ranges across sansai three-color glazes, kohiki white slip, and celadon — and this bottle shows its freest register, calligraphic blue brushwork laid over quiet, earthy slip.
Height= 6”/ 15.25cm, Diameter at the bottom= 2”/5 cm
As each piece is formed by hand, shape and brushwork vary piece to piece, and dimensions may vary slightly (±1–2mm).
Care:
Hand washing only
Not dishwasher safe
Rinse and dry promptly after use with sake
Not for open flame, oven, or induction cooktops
Do not use in the microwave