Hidasuki Yunomi Japanese Teacup Pair Seikou These beautifully crafted Yamanaka Lacquerware

These beautifully crafted Yamanaka Lacquerware children's soup bowls are wonderful additions to the table when enjoying a meal with children

These vegetables are not only staples in cooking but also familiar motifs often seen on plates and bowls

and is a good example of the unconventional style of early Imari ceramics

the Shippou interlocking circular patterns in green and the Jimon(a design used for kimono fabric) pattern in blue

Hidasuki Yunomi Japanese Teacup Pair Seikou These beautifully crafted Yamanaka LacquerwareThis is a Bizen ware teacup with a pattern called "hidasuki." The coarse texture, colors, and patterns produced by the kiln's flames are a remarkable example of Bizen Ware, "the art of clay and fire." The "hidasuki" pattern is created when the work is wrapped in straw, placed in a kiln with a cover called a "saya," and fired in a location away from direct heat. It becomes light brown in color throughout, with scarlet areas where the straw is wrapped.