Tea bowl – Kuro (Black) Karatsu by Masahiro Kishida

This Tea bowl by Masahiro Kishida is a great example of the artist’s dedicated craftsmanship. This deep black can be created by his technique called “Hikidashi” which he pulled the work from his ascending kiln on fire and took the heat of it drastically. The extraordinary beautiful black is the best accompany with the deep green tea color. You can enjoy the function and visual pleasure at the same time.
This work is accompanied with an order-made wooden box titled, signed and sealed by the artist.

Kishida creates all his works from scratch, literary digging soil and making cray according to traditional methods. His diligence and keen ability to pursue his own beauty, accompanies with function representing long and deep history of Karatsu ware and showing us future of creation.

Made in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan