{"title":"Kawai Taichi","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, I strive to create works that combine ease of use and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a special glaze called \"hyoretsu kannyu\" (ice crackle glaze), I create pieces with a unique, ice-cracked appearance.\u003cbr\u003eThe patterns created by the clay and glaze are all unique, and I value their presence in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy main style of work uses hyoretsu kannyu glaze, characterized by a unique expression that combines coolness and warmth. While the shapes are simple, the texture of the glaze is richly expressed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"product-431","title":"Ice-Crackle Mug — Jellyfish Lilac","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from jellyfish drifting among flowers and through the sea, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a greyish pale lilac gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003cbr\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up. This mug is well suited to tea time, and to an unhurried moment of your own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745571463254,"sku":"431","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/7a503fd0-2e5f-4ab7-b88f-5ac398a5236d_1787876737632.jpg?v=1789194902"},{"product_id":"product-430","title":"Ice-Crackle Rice Bowl, Large — Bubble Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from bubbles rising through water, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a deep blue gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003cbr\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745571987542,"sku":"430","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/770e1c39-be44-45a7-b156-a69613f508e1_1787826645939.jpg?v=1789194917"},{"product_id":"product-429","title":"Ice-Crackle Rice Bowl, Medium — Bubble Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from bubbles rising through water, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a deep blue gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745572610134,"sku":"429","price":3700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/37006f49-38a2-4c64-8219-deb8581f2c6e_1787825337346.jpg?v=1789194932"},{"product_id":"product-428","title":"Ice-Crackle Rice Bowl, Medium — Jellyfish Lilac","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from jellyfish drifting among flowers and through the sea, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a greyish pale lilac gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745573560406,"sku":"428","price":3700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/fc20e6ce-4aea-450d-8bec-04d681ee1ffd_1787825178022.jpg?v=1789194946"},{"product_id":"product-427","title":"Ice-Crackle Coffee Cup, Large — Bubble Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from bubbles rising through water, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a deep blue gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up. A piece that turns your everyday coffee time into something special.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745574412374,"sku":"427","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/f06d8886-7783-403f-a343-ab03fa99decf_1787817328067.jpg?v=1789194961"},{"product_id":"product-566","title":"Ice-Crackle Coffee Cup, Medium — Jellyfish Lilac","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from jellyfish drifting among flowers and through the sea, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a greyish pale lilac gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up. A piece that turns your everyday coffee time into something special.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745575198806,"sku":"566","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/da5364a7-eb86-42e6-89ae-69de98569f76_1788922983962.jpg?v=1789194977"},{"product_id":"product-567","title":"Ice-Crackle Coffee Cup, Large — Jellyfish Lilac","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from jellyfish drifting among flowers and through the sea, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a greyish pale lilac gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up. A piece that turns your everyday coffee time into something special.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745576083542,"sku":"567","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/0137f8df-30c1-4565-9e48-36031f13988b_1788923384957.jpg?v=1789194992"},{"product_id":"product-432","title":"Ice-Crackle Mug — Bubble Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade with an ice-crackle glaze drawn from bubbles rising through water, this piece is marked by a fine pattern like cracked ice, with a deep blue gradation spreading beautifully across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form is simple, but the glaze carries a rich texture, and there is something new to find each time you pick it up. This mug is well suited to tea time, and to an unhurried moment of your own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawai Taichi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745577525334,"sku":"432","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/f6f5c485-5db0-4530-bb94-5786e47ab276_1787877180320.jpg?v=1789195021"},{"product_id":"set-ice-crackle-pair-4","title":"Ice-Crackle Pair Set of 4 — Bubble \u0026 Jellyfish","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrazing is the fine web of cracks that appears when a glaze and the clay beneath it shrink at different rates. Kawai Taichi raises it on purpose, and aims it at a pattern like cracked ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBubble is a deep blue taken from air rising through water; Jellyfish is a greyed, pale lilac. A mug and a rice bowl in each \u0026mdash; two settings. Side by side they hardly look like the same glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the set (4 pieces)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-hk\/products\/product-432\"\u003eIce-Crackle Mug, Bubble Blue\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026mdash; approx. 11.5 \u0026times; 8.7 \u0026times; 9.3cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-hk\/products\/product-429\"\u003eIce-Crackle Rice Bowl, Medium, Bubble Blue\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026mdash; approx. 12cm diameter \u0026times; 6.3cm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-hk\/products\/product-431\"\u003eIce-Crackle Mug, Jellyfish Lilac\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026mdash; approx. 11.5 \u0026times; 8.7 \u0026times; 8.4cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-hk\/products\/product-428\"\u003eIce-Crackle Rice Bowl, Medium, Jellyfish Lilac\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026mdash; approx. 12cm diameter \u0026times; 6.3cm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo mugs and two rice bowls make a table for two as they are. The two colours also settle the question of whose is whose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the maker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKameoka, Kyoto | Kawai Taichi, Tobo Hakuhyo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKawai Taichi works in Kameoka, Kyoto, aiming at pieces that are easy to use and good to look at. The unusual glaze at the centre of the work is hyoretsu kannyu \u0026mdash; ice-crackle \u0026mdash; and it is what gives a surface the look of cracked ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern the clay and the glaze make together comes out differently on every piece, and what matters, Kawai says, is how the work holds up inside daily life. The forms stay simple while the glaze carries the texture, so there is something new to find each time a piece is picked up. Cold and warm at once: that is the signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrazing keeps developing as the piece is used, and the pattern changes with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-hk\/collections\/kawai-taichi\"\u003eSee everything by Kawai Taichi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyoto nokaze Global","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774680260694,"sku":null,"price":18400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/LINE_ALBUM_6._4__260922_4.jpg?v=1790071790"}],"url":"https:\/\/global.kyoto-nokaze.com\/en-hk\/collections\/kawai-taichi\/mugs.oembed","provider":"Kyoto nokaze Global","version":"1.0","type":"link"}