White Slip Ash Glaze Shochu Cup - Crafted By Seiji Okuda Yunomi The rim has a softness

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White Slip Ash Glaze Shochu Cup - Crafted By Seiji Okuda Yunomi The rim has a softnessPainted entirely by hand, this sake 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. Seiji Okuda works in Shiga, Japan, forming and painting each sake cup by hand. The process is unhurried each piece is made individually, one at a time, and the maker's attention shows in the way the sake cup sits in the hand. Japanese ceramics have