#54 Medium Kokeshi Vase out-of-stock The smallest cylinder is closed

The smallest cylinder is closed at the bottom

The large saucer resembles a shallow serving bowl in profile but gains lift from a foot beneath it

and features a ceramic mechanism that can also be used to mill coffee beans and other spices

with the inner stamen emerging beyond the edge of the outer petals

they form a simple cylinder

#54 Medium Kokeshi Vase out-of-stock The smallest cylinder is closedAkio 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