{"product_id":"product-394","title":"Rice Bowl — Ooze Melt","description":"\u003cp\u003eRice Bowl — Ooze Melt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a base of soft ivory glaze, the outside is cut line by line with the facets called shinogi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetals that come out black-brown and blue are then brushed over that, and in the firing the colours bleed, melt together and run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than working it entirely to plan, some of what the kiln happens to make is left in.\u003cbr\u003eSo the way it runs, and the way the colours overlap, differs a little from piece to piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA soft ivory ground, with the quieter character of black-brown and blue.\u003cbr\u003eI think of it as one of the bowls that best shows what I hold to in my work: a piece where gentleness and restraint are in balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form, too, was worked out for daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shinogi on the outside is decoration and grip at once, and beside the foot there is a small hollow where the thumb settles naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing the rice. Picking it up. Bringing it to your lips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is finished so that ease of use is felt inside those unremarkable movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name Ooze Melt comes from two words:\u003cbr\u003eOoze — to seep out\u003cbr\u003eMelt — to dissolve into\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it is used, the bowl settles little by little into a person's life and table, until at some point it is simply there, as a matter of course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI would be glad if it became that kind of piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matsuo Ryosuke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45696438632534,"sku":"394","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/ea12f43e-e3d9-410a-afb9-e35fb80fc0a0_1787548495628.jpg?v=1788529904","url":"https:\/\/global.kyoto-nokaze.com\/products\/product-394","provider":"Kyoto nokaze Global","version":"1.0","type":"link"}