"Galaxy" chawan (Japanese tea bowl) in Bizen "wild porcelain", by Kazuya Ishida from May 2024.
dimensions
height: 10cm
diameter: 12cm
opening: 10cm
weight: 450g
Nb. this is a handmade piece and measurements are approximate.
Ceramic tea bowl.
Bizen "wild porcelain".
Handmade in Japan.
See all our chawan by Kazuya Ishida.
About Bizen "wild porcelain"
Bizenware is traditionally made only with the dark brown clay of the Bizen area. However Kazuya is currently pioneering a new Bizen style featuring porcelain clay. On the edge of Bizen is the Tsuchihashi porcelain mine, whose raw material is normally crushed and highly processed for both industrial ceramics and refined tableware. However Kazuya is now taking the same raw materials and processing them by hand in the traditional Bizen way, producing a unique, textured white clay he’s calling Bizen "wild porcelain”.
Bizenware is traditionally made only with the dark brown clay of the Bizen area. However Kazuya is currently pioneering a new Bizen style featuring porcelain clay. On the edge of Bizen is the Tsuchihashi porcelain mine, whose raw material is normally crushed and highly processed for both industrial ceramics and refined tableware. However Kazuya is now taking the same raw materials and processing them by hand in the traditional Bizen way, producing a unique, textured white clay he’s calling Bizen "wild porcelain”.
See all his work in Bizen "wild porcelain", as well as our full selection by Kazuya Ishida.
Kazuya Ishida was born into a family of potters in Bizen, Japan, where he still works and lives. He's a master at the traditional unglazed high temperature-fired bizen-style, and generously shares his knowledge around the world teaching kiln building, firing and pottery making.
Read more about Kazuya Ishida.