"Striped Bird" - wild fired ceramic vase by Hiroki Miura from February 2024.   

This piece was fired using a “wild burning” technique, where the work is baked outdoors for about half a day using rice husks, straw and wood as fuel. Colouring is done by decorating with pigments, minerals and soil before firing.

Each figure comes packed in a sweet, hand made box, with an illustration of the work hand drawn on the front by Hiroki.

While adorable on its own, this piece also has a small opening at the top and is water safe, so can be used as a vase.

dimensions
height: 25cm
length: 16.5cm
width: 9cm
opening: 2cm

Nb. this is a hand made piece and measurements are approximate.
Nb. Kintsugi repair on beak by artist.

Wild fired ceramic.
Kintsugi repair.
Handmade in Japan.

See our full selection of work by Hiroki Miura.

Hiroki Miura is a Japanese artist based in Saga on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. His playful and inventive approach gives rise to work that is colourful, magical and often surreal - like children’s paintings of fantastical creatures made into three dimensional forms.

Read more about Hiroki Miura.