Yohen Tenmoku Sake Cup Small Bowl The deep blue glaze represents

The deep blue glaze represents the sky

The cute expression and tiny red ribbon add to its charm

or simply a drink of water

a photo frame

including being selected for the 5th Maeda Seison Memorial Grand Prize

Yohen Tenmoku Sake Cup Small Bowl The deep blue glaze representsA fragment of the cosmos captured on clay, the Yohen Tenmoku Sake Cup embodies both history and mystery. Its deep, glossy surface shimmers with celestial patternsiridescent halos and floating orbs that shift with the light, evoking an endless universe within its curved walls. Tracing its origins back to a single kiln during the Southern Song dynasty in China over 800 years ago, yohen tenmoku was once lost to time, its creation long thought to be