Small Caramel Edge Tea Pot by Aya Kondo

This teapot by Aya Kondo uses her 'caramel edge' glaze.  This is the canvas for the painstaking slip pattern work that she completes by hand.  The piece is around 10 cm high, and can be paired we matching cups, available separately. A short, plump - almost English style teapot, the ceramic mesh before the spout prevents tealeaves transferring themselves to the cup.

Height 10cm x Diameter 10 cm

250g

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 byhand 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.