Rounded guinomi (sake cup) in a saishiki glaze by Tetsuya Kowari from March 2026.

Guinomi are a prized art in Japanese culture, and Tetsuya Kowari’s vessels are no exception.

Sensual curves meet unexpected angels in a harmonious fusion of freedom and control. This work is finished in his vibrant, painterly, saishiki style, with abstract, geometric markings defining areas of colour, rendered over a white base and intersected by dramatic carved lines.

Each cup is an embodiment of the marriage between fire, clay and glaze, a true emblem of ceramic mastery and tradition.

dimensions
height: 6cm 
diameter: 6cm
opening: 5cm
base: 3cm
weight: 116g

Nb. this work is handmade and measurements are approximate.

Guinomi (sake cup).
Saishiki-ware.
Handmade in Japan.

See all Kowari's guinomi, as well as our full selection of work by Tetsuya Kowari.

Tetsuya Kowari produces extraordinary vessels that seem almost too sculptural to use but are in fact are all highly functional. These are pieces designed for daily use, or simply for daily contemplation of their incredible aesthetic.

Kowari creates his pieces in a wood fired anagama kiln in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, and the DEA Store is the official stockist of Tetsuya Kowari work in Australia.

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