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as if alive
Each piece reflects the region’s long-standing commitment to skill
Denim: a sturdy cotton warp-faced textile
and the colour of the ware changes after many years of use
TAMURA SEITO Kutani ware Sake Cup - Jumping Rabbit / 九谷焼 盃 n5.3.26 as if aliveA footed sake cup by Seito Tamura(), one of only two people in Japan still practising Kutani brush written micro calligraphy, known as mhitsu saiji(). [Lift it and the whole piece rewards a closer look: a white rabbit caught mid leap across the well of the cup, a single pink blossom above it, and fine strokes of colour scattered like the first signs of the season.] here delete? Tucked into the upper curve is a waka poem, written in manygana ()an
