Wood-fired Yakishime Vase

£105⁰⁰

These vases have Iwami san's beautiful, rough, yakishime (unglazed clay) texture from his wood-fired kiln. Organic and tactile, it looks like they could have been excavated last week! If you like the look of a particular one, please just let us know and we can send more photos.

Hand-thrown, wood-fired anagama, from the Tobo En Kiln near the village of Mashiko on the main island of Japan

12.0cm High, 9.0cm Wide, 9.0cm Long
Stoneware (please see the Care Guide below)

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Care Guide

Like all tableware and handmade homewares, our products should be used with some degree of care to help keep them looking good. These are wood-fired, often unglazed ceramics, and Iwami san recommends handwashing only and not putting in the dishwasher or microwave.

Meet the Maker:

Tobo Yukari Gama

Shinsuke Iwami studied oil painting at university but became a salaryman after graduation. Soon disillusioned with the life of a salaryman, he quit to make pottery despite having no previous experience.

He prefers natural glazes which are unpredictable and inconsistent, so each time he empties the kiln he can enounter unexpected colours and effects. His work is often textured and mysterious, with an organic and elemental feel.

A cheerful, chatty and inquisitive man, he also frequently travels to the Danish island of Bornholm to make and be inspired by the community of artists there.

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