Rice Bowl — Ooze Blue

Rice Bowl / Ooze Blue

Because it is something used at the table every day, this rice bowl was made with as much thought for how it feels in the hand as for how it looks.

Over a base of soft ivory glaze, the outside is cut line by line with the facets called shinogi.

For Ooze Blue, a metal that comes out blue is then brushed over that.

Fired in the kiln, the blue bleeds into the glaze, running as it builds light and dark.

In places it turns a pale, soft blue; in others a deeper blue stays.
The brushed line does not simply remain as drawn — it shifts as it reacts with the glaze, so several expressions of blue appear within a single bowl.

How it runs and how the colour deepens differs from one piece to the next, so even made the same way, no two come out with the same landscape.

A gentle ivory ground, with the cool character of blue.

It does not assert itself when rice is served into it, and the colour is easy to bring to an everyday table.

The form, too, was worked out for daily use.

The shinogi on the outside is decoration and grip at once, and beside the foot there is a small hollow where the thumb settles naturally.

Serving the rice. Picking it up. Bringing it to your lips.

It is finished so that ease of use is felt inside those everyday movements.

Ooze means to seep out, to flow slowly.

The blue added with the brush bleeds into the glaze, and the landscape appears as it runs.

We hope you enjoy the different expression of blue in each one, as you use it at the table day by day.