Octagonal Aperitif Cup with Octopus Arabesque Pattern - Crafted By Seitoen Plate The craft tradition behind this

The craft tradition behind this work is regional and long-established — a way of making that the area has sustained for generations

Masaaki Hibino is based in Gifu

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

Size: 14 × 13

Octagonal Aperitif Cup with Octopus Arabesque Pattern - Crafted By Seitoen Plate The craft tradition behind thisPainted 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