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
Yamada Yutaro
Mogake Vase, Round Black — Tokoname
¥4,400
Japanese Vases
Yamada Yutaro
Mogake Japanese Teacup — Tokoname Ware
¥3,300
Japanese Tea Cups (Yunomi)
Japanese Teaware
Shave-Carved Tea Cup, Extra Small Charcoal Black
¥2,750
Furutani pottery
Comb-Carved Straight-Sided Soup Cup with Handle — Shigaraki
¥2,970
Mugs
Chono Hideki
Washi-Layered Lacquer Octagonal Tea Tray, Medium Black
¥7,700
Plates
Chono Hideki
Washi-Layered Lacquer Rectangular Tea Tray, Large Black
¥14,300
Plates
Chono Hideki
Washi-Layered Lacquer Octagonal Tea Tray, Large Black
¥16,500
Plates
Chono Hideki
Washi-Layered Lacquer Long Tray, Plover
¥13,200
Plates
Sugawara Hiroyuki
Lacquer Rim Plate, 21cm White
¥15,400
Plates
Bowls
Glass Bowl, Small Black
¥9,460
Ishikawa Hironobu
Carbonized Yakishime Square Bowl
¥9,900
Plates
