Ibe tea bowl

This is the latest Ibe tea bowl by Mashiro Aika, an artist known for creating works that are unwaveringly direct and possess great integrity. Through countless iterations of creation and destruction, his rugged style has become refined; while retaining its inherent power, it has evolved into a style that feels more restrained and imbued with the aesthetic of wabi. The silhouette is particularly exquisite—based on a rounded rhomboid shape, it is designed to fit comfortably in the palm while maintaining a sense of expansive, unconstrained form. As if the fire had drawn out the iron content within the clay, the entire surface is a rich, moist, amber-hued glaze. Within this Ibe black, specks of stone and "sesame" ash glazes shimmer, creating a magnificent landscape reminiscent of a galaxy.

View Mashiro Aika's blog post Signed box to be provided later (please allow some time for shipping)
Diameter 13.2cm × Diameter 12.7cm × Height 8.9cm Mashiro Aika graduated from the Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramics Center in 1997. In 2003, he built a fully underground anagama kiln in Samukaze. The following year, in 2004, he built a second, semi-underground anagama kiln and continues to dedicate himself to his craft.