Kutani Ware Hand-made Pottery Sake Cup - Blowfish-B / 河豚の盃 n4.4.24 ■ Material: Porcelain

■  Material: Porcelain

a traditional Japanese cut glass technique featuring the classic "Octagonal Kagome" (八角籠目) pattern

poised and reaching

and the appreciation of life’s fleeting moments

the region tied to Mitsuhide’s legacy — a quiet homage to centuries past

Kutani Ware Hand-made Pottery Sake Cup - Blowfish-B / 河豚の盃 n4.4.24 ■ Material: PorcelainDuring our trip to Ishikawa Prefecture, we had the chance to encounter the work of Ichikawa Seirin (), a Kutani ware artist whose pieces immediately captured our hearts. His signature styleexpressive marine life with bold, gyorori (piercing) eyesconveys both character and vitality, as though each fish is breathing with life. The depth of colour and texture invites you to pause, appreciate, and feel. The shop owner fondly described Seirin as a wildly