#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Trays & Platters I remember seeing Chinese orchids

I remember seeing Chinese orchids and admiring their long

large salads

cocktail tumblers

An elegant

The stainless steel tang running right through the handle and the large stainless rivets give these knives their special visual quality

#27 Small Kokeshi Vessel Trays & Platters I remember seeing Chinese orchidsAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different