{"product_id":"74-白磁窯変面とり壺-コピー","title":"White Porcelain Noodle Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eTomoko Sakai is an artist who primarily creates smooth and soft white works using only porcelain clay, but also ambitiously works on pieces that utilize the layered texture of clay with mud slip decoration. Originally, Tomoko created earthenware using outdoor firing, but after encountering Joseon white porcelain during her training, she has been dedicated to studying and refining her white porcelain technique ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it is a very simple white porcelain vessel, it is a work that condenses Tomoko's excellent sense of balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoodle bowls can be hard to find good ones, can't they?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis size can be used as a noodle bowl, of course, but also as a donburi (rice bowl). The foot, which is not too high, cinches the beautifully curved body, and your fingers gently catch on it when you pick it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter: approx. 18.5 cm \/ Height: approx. 9 cm \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e As this is an artist's work, there may be individual differences in glaze, color, and size.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Tomoko Sakai (Sakai Tomoko) Brief Biography\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1970 Born in Kagawa Prefecture\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1992 While working for a company, her hobby was walking in the satoyama (foothills). She accidentally encountered an anagama kiln in the mountains and sought out its owner, and was allowed to use the potter's wheel once a week, which was her first encounter with clay.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1994 Entered Bizen Ceramics Center\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1995 Apprenticed to Naruyoshi Morioka\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 1997 Built an anagama kiln in Kagawa Prefecture and produced Namban Yakishime (fired unglazed ware)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2000 Moved to Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture and produced white porcelain and kohiki (slip-glazed ware) centering on yakishime\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 2016 Moved to Kagawa Prefecture and built an anagama kiln and a downdraft kiln, producing yakishime, white porcelain, kohiki, and refractory items.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e *After use, please wash off dirt as soon as possible and dry thoroughly.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e *Not oven safe\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e *We do not accept returns or refunds under any circumstances. Please understand this before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"境知子 \/ Tomoko Sakai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49899784864021,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9124\/1110\/files\/260501_FFT24719.jpg?v=1778577215","url":"https:\/\/foodforthoughttokyo.com\/en-us\/products\/74-%e7%99%bd%e7%a3%81%e7%aa%af%e5%a4%89%e9%9d%a2%e3%81%a8%e3%82%8a%e5%a3%ba-%e3%82%b3%e3%83%94%e3%83%bc","provider":"FOOD FOR THOUGHT | フードフォーソート","version":"1.0","type":"link"}