Vermilion Crackled Yunomi
朱貫入 湯呑
£38.00 per item
A tea cup with a crackle glaze highlighted with red pigment, from Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture.
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This tea cup has a distinctive pattern, an intricate network of fine lines created from a crackle glazing technique. This pattern is achieved when firing the ceramics, as the variation in the shrinkage rate between the body of clay and the surrounding glaze causes fine cracks to form on the surface. After the firing, a red pigment is applied to the cracks to highlight the intricate motif, leaving the tea cup with a subtle pink hue. This signature red pigment is known as sennichi-zuri, a name that is derived from the process of pulverizing the pigment into a fine powder over the course of 1000 days.
The details of this teacup have been meticulously designed, from the rounded form that follows the shape of the hand, to the weight of the cup, making pleasant to hold and use daily. Even the thickness of the walls has been optimized to make it comfortable to drink from.
Handwash only.
Φ7.3×H9.2cm
Chūbu
The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.
