WAshi Underglazed lotus root Round Mug - Crafted By Yasumi Pottery Mitsuhiro Hara with a rim wide enough

with a rim wide enough to take hold of

this mug carries the mark of a practiced brush — the pattern applied one piece at a time

A blue-glazed plate works across seasons — the colour providing contrast with warm-toned foods in winter

The iron-rich glaze on this mug darkens in the kiln and pools at the foot

The glaze settles differently on every piece

WAshi Underglazed lotus root Round Mug - Crafted By Yasumi Pottery Mitsuhiro Hara with a rim wide enoughFired with natural ash glaze, this mug carries the marks of its making the surface settles into subtle tones of grey and straw, shifting where the ash fell thicker and where the flame moved. No two pieces share the same surface. Yasumi Pottery forms and fires each mug by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a mug that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent