Black Japanese Tableware
Black draws the outline of what you serve. Where a white plate returns the colour of food, a black plate returns its shape.
No two blacks behave alike. Black that catches light like metal. Matte black that swallows it. And black pulled out of the kiln itself, unglazed, from contact with charcoal. Gloss or no gloss changes how the same dish reads.
Firing unglazed at high heat for a long time is yakishime, and letting the piece meet charcoal in the kiln turns it black. Ridges cut into the surface, shinogi, throw their sharpest shadows on black. The way gloss and colour deepen with use is keinen bika.
Artisan Works
TAGAWA AKI
四神皿 白虎
¥5,500
Japanese Plates
Bizen Ware Artist Fujiwara Akira
Hikidashi-guro Skull Sake Cup — Bizen Ware
¥20,000
Japanese Sake Ware
Bizen Ware Artist Fujiwara Akira
Hikidashi-guro Bamboo Plate — Bizen Ware
¥20,000
Plates
Yamamoto Masanori
Shinogi Rim Plate, Large Black — Shigaraki
¥6,600
Plates
Japanese Teaware
Shave-Carved Choko Cup, Small Charcoal Black
¥3,300
TAGAWA AKI
電話マグ 黒
¥4,400
Japanese Mugs
Komuro Shizuka
Long Rectangular Plate, Forest Animals
¥16,500
Plates
Komuro Shizuka
Long Rectangular Plate, Black Flowers
¥16,500
Plates
Suirin Kiln
Black Glaze Flat Plate
¥3,630
Plates
Suirin Kiln
Black Glaze Square Plate
¥2,860
Plates
Suirin Kiln
Black Glaze 5-Sun Bowl
¥3,080
Bowls
Suirin Kiln
Black Glaze Bowl
¥2,860
Bowls
