Nanban yakishime tea cup by Shigeyoshi Morioka

Tea cup by Shigeyoshi Morioka

This Yakishime, firing unglazed wares at relatively lower temperature is by Shigeyoshi Morioka. Morioka was born in Nara prefecture in 1948. He lives and works in Amani, Wakayama prefecture and creates a pottery such as Nanban Yakishime using Kaiyu and Hakeme techniques with wood firing. This tea cup is a good example of his signature works. You can feel the beauty of fire.

Because of the handmade nature of this product, each work is unique and vary in measurements and color.

Made in Wakayama prefecture, Japan

Because of the handmade nature of this product, each tea cup is unique and may vary in measurements and color.