Seigan kairagi mug 310ml

Seigan kairagi mug 310ml

A unique tea or coffee mug, handmade by Japanese ceramic artist Seigan Yamane. Dark brown clay and a striking kairagi (also known as onihagi) glaze - a thick layer of thick milky white glaze with irregular clay transparency. The dish looks as if it has been poured with tasty icing :) Irregular shape, comfortable handle - an original and practical vessel for your favourite brews. Each time you use it, it will give you the pleasure of experiencing contemporary applied art. The bottom of each teapot bears the artist's signature.

Seigan Yamane is a highly regarded ceramic artist who lives and works in The Hague. Many years of trials and experiments with traditional materials and techniques can be seen in the artist's unique vessels. His pieces tend to be irregular in shape and are made of quite massive, often porous clay with small pebbles. They embody the Japanese aesthetic of wabi - sabi. The artist derives great joy from his daily work and wishes to pass it on to all who use the vessels he makes :)

Due to the handmade nature of his work, each mug is slightly different from the others - the unique distribution of the glaze on the vessel and the subtle differences in size are a natural feature of the objects made by the artist's hand.

Features:

• highly regarded Japanese ceramics from the Hague - hagiyaki 
• renowned ceramic artist Seigan Yamane
• for tea, coffee or other beverages
• interesting colour scheme - brown clay and white glaze
• milky white glaze, irregularly applied to the vessel, characteristic translucence - kairagi style
• fine mesh of cracks on the glaze - will become increasingly visible with use
• Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetics
• the volume is measured to the top edge of the vessel - the ‘practical’ volume is slightly smaller

Dimensions:

• Diameter 10cm
• Height 10cm
• Capacity (to the upper edge) 310ml