Iga Glazed Earthenware Rice Bowl

This rice bowl is handcrafted in Iga, Mie Prefecture. Doraku-gama, a family run pottery studio specializes in donabe, earthenware pots and tableware to accompany the warming dish nabe, hotpot. The finish is an Iga glaze, translucent and glassy in texture, produced in a range of colours. Iga ware dates back to the Nara period (710–794). Its clay is rich in natural plasticity and known for its durability and resistance to heat, making it well suited for earthenware cooking pots. This rice bowl has a jade-green hue produced by high temperature firings.

Ø11.5 x 5.5cm

Kansai

The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.