Size : 12 x 8.5 cm, 4.72 x 3.35 inch Material : Pottery Condition : Brand new Origin : Made in Japan / Kyoto Craft : Shoraku Note : There are mark of scissors (a tool for pull out a bowl) in Kuroraku. It is mark of the baking method of Raku that has been poassed down from the Rikyu era, which is to pull out from a high temperature kiln & then cool it in water. Kiyomizu is one of the traditional crafts that represent Kyoto,originally started in the pottery of Kiyomizu Slope neighborhood toward Kiyomizu-dera. Pottery & porcelain made in Kyoto is generally known as Kyo-style ceramics,Kiyomizu ware. The splendor & refined elegance of Kyo-style-ceramics,Kiyomizu ware is created based on sophisticated design & various proficient skills. History of pottery & porcelain in Kyoto started more than 1,200 years ago,in Nara period. A Buddhist priest, Gyoki built a kiln & made earthenware in Seikanji. Now the ruins of the temple is called “Chawan-zaka”. Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware products are mostly handmade & the feature of that is in wide variety in small quantity. With paper box Kyo Kiyomizu Yaki Ware Japanese Matcha Bowl Raku Kuro Japan
