Sake Vessel and Guinomi Cups Set by Aya Kondo

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£350.00

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This sake drinking set was made by Aya Kondo, a Kasama based ceramicist.

Kondo developed the glaze style after a series of experiments in search balance between dark and ligher shades.  She pairs it with her signature hand achieved patterns in slip trailing (icchin, in Japanese).

A set for drinking sake, the pot inner does not feature a strainer as would be used for leaf tea.  (Although it could be adapted as a tea set, using tea bags or a seperate strainer inside).

The pot has a metal handle, and provides for a refined sake drinking experience.

As each set is handmade there are small differences between them

Pot size : 24.5cm x 24.5 cm x 6 cm

About Aya Kondo

The work of Aya Kondo comes from a quiet obsession. A brief career as a public employee, and then time spent travelling in Asia led her eventually to pottery training in Mashiko. In 2001 in nearby Kasama, she established her own kiln, enveloped by nature. As the years pass, so has there been a gradual evolution in her style. A key element remains detailed arabesque patterning which she achieves by hand painting slip using a dripper. More recently Kondo has added deep moss green, Oribe type glazes in a patchwork alongside her trademark sweet yellowish brown. An important figure in the Kasama pottery scene for most of the last twenty years, Aya Kondo’s ceramics are a kind and refined presence in homes all around Japan.

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