Shirakaba Mug / White & Black – ASAKA

With this mug, Asaka represents the texture of the white birch tree (shirakaba) that grows abundantly in Hokkaido, Japan.

The texture of this mug is created by the different shrinkage rates depending on the type of clay.

This piece uses the kohiki technique.

Kohiki is a ceramic technique where a white, clay-based slip is applied over the base clay (body), followed by a coating of clear glaze before firing. This results in a structure where a layer of white slip covers the earthenware body, with a glassy glaze over it.

 

 

Size : Ø 72mm × H 70mm (Wide with handle 110mm)

Capacity: 180ml

*Microwave-safe / Dishwasher-safe

*There might be slight differences as each piece is handmade.

*After use, please wash as soon as possible and dry thoroughly before storing.

 

 

Ceramic Artist / Potter – ASAKA

ASAKA creates ceramics at a studio in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, the birthplace of Mino ware. 

His works are initially produced using a mass-production technique called ‘Ikomi,’ but he then adds personal touches to transform them into unique pieces that cannot be mass-produced. His style is modern and very stylish, with a strong sense of three-dimensionality that becomes more apparent when held in hand.

His works have been donated to the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy (MIC).

Explore his stylish pottery at (ki:ts) London shop.

 

Ikomi is a ceramic molding technique in which liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold, and once the mold is removed, the shaped clay is extracted. It is an ancient method that has long been used for shaping ceramics.