Rock Cup

This Bizen-yaki yunomi (tea cup) is by Yukio Tomori, who began his path in ceramics in Okinawa and studied under Taisetsu Sueishi in Bizen. His work captures the clay in motion, as if fired at the very moment he found the "most beautiful instant" while constantly altering its shape on the potter's wheel. The dynamic form creates a powerful flow of clay, giving the mysterious impression of being drawn into a whirlpool of earth. When filled with sake, it looks as if the liquid is being held in a jar, and by gently rotating the cup to follow the flow of the clay, one can truly enjoy the time spent drinking.

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Diameter 9.8cm × Diameter 9.4cm × Height 8.6cm Yukio Tomori was born on Miyakojima Island, Okinawa Prefecture. He decided to pursue a career in ceramics after encountering wood-fired unglazed pottery in Okinawa during his high school years. He trained at the Tsunami-yama Pottery in Okinawa starting in 1984. Later, while traveling through various pottery regions, he was moved by his encounter with Bizen-yaki, leading him to study under Taisetsu Sueishi for four years beginning in 1987. In 1999, he built an anagama (tunnel kiln) and held his first firing as an independent potter. Since his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2001, he has held exhibitions in various locations, including Fukushima, Chiba, Osaka, Ehime, and Miyakojima.