Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, is one of Japan's leading pottery production centers. In a workshop at the foot of its mountains, I create pottery with the theme of "capturing a moment of nature."
Among many things, I am drawn to waves, as no two are ever the same, and I incorporate their fleeting expressions into my vessels.
The wave patterns are expressed through a unique method born from repeated trial and error, creating the prototype of a wave from the clay itself and then imprinting its unevenness onto the surface of the vessel.
By inlaying clays of different colors and utilizing the shading of glazes created by the unevenness, I produce a three-dimensional wave that changes its expression with light, offering a depth different from painted designs.
Furthermore, I layer the colors of dawn and fleeting nature onto the blue gradation created by multiple applications of glaze.
Just as no two waves created by nature are alike, each handcrafted vessel also possesses a unique wave expression and glaze shading.
I hope you will enjoy the unique scenery created in each vessel in your daily life.
Plates
mizuki
SetoYoake Blue Wave Droplet Plate, Gift Boxed — Seto
¥4,400
It takes 3~10 days to start shipping from Japan.
Specifications
| Category | Plates |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | L 16.0 cm W 11.5 cm H 1.0 cm≈ 5.3 sun |
| Weight | Not specified |
| Made-to-Order | Not available |
| Stock Limit | Max 1 per order |
About this Work
Droplet Plate “Yoake -Daybreak-” Gift Boxed
A single moment of nature, captured in pottery.
A droplet of wave landscape to set on your table.
No two waves are ever the same.
This is a Lazuli piece shaped like a single drop spilled from the surface of the water, holding the look of that one moment.
“Yoake” is Lazuli’s signature series, evoking the moment light first breaks over a dark surface of water.
Glaze shifting from deep lapis blue to pale blue, together with a gently flowing wave pattern, creates a single landscape within the plate.
~ A Droplet of Landscape for Your Table ~
A droplet plate of about 16 × 11.5cm.
Set petits fours, macarons or seasonal fruit on it for teatime.
It is an easy, unfussy size for everyday use as well, for side dishes or a few nibbles.
Swing the tip of the droplet left or right, or shift the angle a little.
How you place it changes the look of the plate, bringing quiet movement to the usual table.
Fill it generously, or leave space on purpose and let the wave pattern show through.
Depending on the mood of the day and the dish, you can enjoy the droplet form and the wave landscape however you like.
~ No Two Waves Are Alike ~
The wave pattern comes from an original technique developed through repeated trial and error: the prototype of the wave is formed from the clay itself, and its relief is transferred onto the surface of the plate.
Layered over this is zogan inlay, in which clay of a different colour is set into the surface, giving a depth unlike painted decoration and a three-dimensional wave that shifts as it catches the light.
Glaze is then sprayed in layers, and in the gradation from deep lapis blue to pale blue the light of daybreak and the shifting colours of nature are reflected.
How the pattern emerges and how deeply the glaze pools differ slightly from piece to piece.
No two waves are ever the same.
Please enjoy the individual character of each, holding its own single moment.
~ A Small Landscape, Boxed ~
It arrives in Lazuli’s blue gift box.
Open the box and a droplet-shaped landscape of waves appears.
As a piece just for yourself.
As company for a moment’s rest, alongside a favourite sweet.
And as a small gift for someone dear.
A small pleasure in daily life, and a moment when the heart quietly unwinds.
Each piece is made one by one, with the wish that good waves may come your way.
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Product Details
* Material: pottery (Seto ware)
* Size: approx. 160 × 115mm
* Microwave: ○
* Dishwasher: △
* Open flame / oven: ×
About the Character of Handmade Work
Because each piece is made by hand, the colouring and the way the wave pattern appears vary from one to the next.
You may also see variation in the depth and shade of the glaze, crystalline patches, black specks, pinholes, and grains of iron.
Please enjoy these too, as marks unique to pottery born of clay, glaze and flame.
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Craft Studio Lazuli — mizuki
Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
A single moment of nature, captured in pottery.
~ May good waves come your way ~
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~ Three Series, Three Landscapes ~
The droplet plate comes in three series: “Yoake”, “Socho” and “Gengetsu”.
“Yoake”, shifting from deep lapis blue to pale blue, reflects the moment light first breaks over dark water.
“Socho”, moving from translucent turquoise to deep lapis blue, calls to mind clear water glittering in morning light.
“Gengetsu”, with gentle waves rising through a soft white, reflects a still surface of water lit by moonlight.
Within the same droplet form, each holds the landscape of a different hour, different in colour and in light.
Choose the landscape you like best and enjoy it at your everyday table.
* Photographs may include items from other series.
Care & Safety
Microwave
Safe to use
Dishwasher
Limited use
Oven
Not recommended