Totai Wan

This ceramic bowl is the work of Koji Nakahara, who studied under Fumio Kawabata and strives to create crafts that suit modern life. It is a ceramic-bodied lacquerware piece made by applying lacquer over a pottery base, and the primitive vermilion surface is finished in a highly stylish manner. To make the most of the unique atmosphere of the ceramic body, this rice bowl was meticulously crafted using the coil-building technique over a long period of time, with the unique texture created by hand-work further enhancing the primitive feel of the piece. The bowl itself is highly refined, and because the deep red achievable only with lacquer beautifully accentuates the refreshing green of matcha, it would be interesting to use it not only as a rice bowl but also as a matcha tea bowl. No box
Diameter 11.6cm x 11.3cm x Height 7.4cm Koji Nakahara was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1978. He graduated from the advanced course at Nara College of Arts in 2000 and the Bizen Pottery Center in 2001. That same year, he began his apprenticeship under Fumio Kawabata, and in 2007, he joined the Kaneshige Ritoen kiln. Since then, he has actively exhibited his work at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition and various public exhibitions. He is currently an associate member of the Japan Kōgei Association.