#35 Large Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture Once blended with neutral

Once blended with neutral

Great for everything from soups and stews to braised meats

Taka crafts his pieces with attention not only to form but also to how the piece will feel in the hand resulting in exquisite craftsmanship that you can see and touch

but pairing unexpected ones together

which had a bent brass handle wrapped in woven leather

#35 Large Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture Once blended with neutralAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different