Octagonal Aperitif Cup with Octopus Arabesque Pattern - Crafted By Seitoen Plate This one is shaped from

This one is shaped from natural wood in Japan

this bowl carries the quiet character of something made individually — the surface not perfectly uniform

In your hands it reads differently depending on the light — dark and weighty in shadow

Artisan: Kanemon Kiln

Octagonal Aperitif Cup with Octopus Arabesque Pattern - Crafted By Seitoen Plate This one is shaped fromPainted entirely by hand, this cup carries the mark of a practiced brush the pattern applied one piece at a time, each stroke placed by feel as much as memory. No two pieces come out quite the same. Seitoen forms and paints each cup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a cup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese ceramics have