Iwatemo HK cup
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Highest price was seen $28.85 on Apr 20, 2021
Lowest price was seen $28.80 on Apr 07, 2021
Average price is $28.80 base on 2 price changes
Most recent price is $29.45
Description
Iwatemo’s HK cups have an attractive, understated look designed by Harri Koskinen. The cups have no handles, further highlighting the simplicity of the design. The ceramic cups are made by hand, on the potter’s wheel, in the Iwate prefecture in Japan. The material, soft white clay, comes from the Kyusyu island located in southern Japan, and natural wood ash is used as glaze according to centuries-old Japanese production methods. Iwatemo porcelain dishes are fired 1.5 times longer than usual in order to increase their durability. Due to the traditional manufacturing methods, each individual cup will have unique marks and textures characteristic of hand-made ceramics. To emphasize this, the artisan has given the cup a slightly rough surface. It may also, for example, have horizontal lines that are created by larger particles of clay when the item is shaped on the potter’s wheel or dark spots that can form in the kiln when iron particles in the ash glaze react with oxygen. These unique textures and details make Iwatemo ceramics uniquely beautiful examples of traditional Japanese artisanship.
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