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box of 20, is made from rice bran in their wax, and omit their calming light for around thirty minutes each. __One characteristic of warousoku is the limited wax drip when they burn, adding to their clean impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set is presented in a box with an illustrated design by artist Tomo Ohta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCandle holder \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wagumi-j.com\/products\/cast-iron-candle-holder-round\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Takazawa Candle Holder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003esold separately\u003c\/a\u003e __\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wagumi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31294143594589,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1457\/9110\/products\/altogether1_4e6f5576-efda-4ef3-8f2c-369172bd6117.jpg?v=1756393332"},{"product_id":"bird-incense-holder-by-takahiro-manome","title":"Bird Incense holder by Takahiro 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Typically working in the 'kohiki' style, with soft coloured glazes, the potter has inscribed an appeal to peace on the base of each holder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe holders are available here in three shades: ash white, beige and caramel brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD: 60mm W: 55mm H: 20mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 60g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout Takahiro Manone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winding road on a mountain side that slowly becomes too narrow for a car to pass, Takahiro \u003cgs id=\"babc7135-96a1-43c5-bd50-c245fb0a441e\" ginger_software_uiphraseguid=\"91fb56f3-340a-4ed8-864d-862fa4727994\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"\u003eManome\u003c\/gs\u003e is in one sense isolated. In another, he is integral to the current generation of Kasama potters. The impetus to connect Kasama's sometimes disparate ceramicist community came from the earthquake of \u003cbr\u003e2011, when Manome, from his mountain side, drove an initiative to repair one another's kilns. Slow and deliberate in his speech, Manome's context in his distant atelier full of art books and pottery shelves, has perhaps left him a little unaccustomed to \u003cgs id=\"21d63b9d-517b-4796-a8fe-55d8438323f5\" ginger_software_uiphraseguid=\"48ff5f06-57f1-49ca-a4cf-8c3e2231a1c1\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"\u003e\u003cgs id=\"29000d64-b233-4793-9f47-297c7e1d292e\" ginger_software_uiphraseguid=\"48ff5f06-57f1-49ca-a4cf-8c3e2231a1c1\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\"\u003einteraction\u003c\/gs\u003e\u003c\/gs\u003e. But his work, like his other initiatives to connect, shows a spirit of exploration, and an essential friendliness to its user. It balances an elemental sense of its material, with soft glazes and sensitive forms. 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It is also surprisingly difficult to get a clean break, and using a tool bespoke to the task we have prepared these simple plates to practice on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKutani porcelain from Ishikawa in north, central Japan, the plates are beautiful in their own right*. __Here the clean break allows you to add a metallic kintsugi line across the centre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(*Unbroken versions of these plates \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wagumi-onlineshop.com\/products\/kutani-small-painting-pallete-plates\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kutani small plates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eare also available\u003c\/a\u003e, and can be used as a brush palette or as tableware).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that once you have applied kintsugi to the plates, it would not be wise to put them in the dishwasher or the microwave.__\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates can be bought with a 20% discount when purchased together with a kintsugi set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions of each plate:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWindmill: 9.7 cm __, height: 2cm, weight: 95 g__\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Flower:__\u003cspan\u003e9.5 cm __, height: 2.5cm, weight: 75 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLotus Root:__ 10\u003cspan\u003e__cm __, height: 2cm,__weight: 85 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA flower with a bird:__ 10__cm __, height: 2cm,__weight: 85 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wagumi online shop","offers":[{"title":"A flower with a bird","offer_id":34420962689188,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Windmill","offer_id":34418594381988,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Red flower","offer_id":34418594414756,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Lotus root","offer_id":34418594447524,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1457\/9110\/products\/broken2_812145f9-a868-41f7-b7b0-08479865955c.jpg?v=1756393255"},{"product_id":"shogado-hand-fan","title":"Shogado Hand Fan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese fans were made by the Shogado company, based in Kyoto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShogado is known for blending the traditional aesthetics of the old capital, with items with contemporary application, and these fans are no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey fit neatly to the hand, and generate cool breeze with restful patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize : 24cm x 24cm (Handle: 13cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 30g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wagumi online shop","offers":[{"title":"Dots","offer_id":35149566410916,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Flowers","offer_id":35149566443684,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1457\/9110\/products\/5ef5ecbf7c195e9f276a483b1c63fbbc.jpg?v=1756393248"},{"product_id":"haze-handmade-candle-set-mata-ashita","title":"Haze Handmade Candle Set: 'Mata Ashita'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese candles are warosoku by Haze, and are part of their gradation series of coloured candles\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExpressing the concept behind this design, Haze say rather than sayonara (goodbye), there is the happier chance to say mata ashita (see you tomorrow), and a sense of piece within these times that provides the inspiration for the bright colours of these candles.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe box contains Three candles. 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