Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 20 CATEGORY_Sake-Cooler During the Heian period (794-1185

During the Heian period (794-1185 CE)

The bamboo comes from Muko City in Kyoto Prefecture

crafted from Amakusa ceramic stone sourced in Kumamoto Prefecture

It reflects Hori’s precisely honed intuition for the timing of extraction

whose work is not often seen in wider circulation

Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 20 CATEGORY_Sake-Cooler During the Heian period (794-1185In this objet dart, Alyne Ohigashi imaginatively draws inspiration from the textures of a sea urchin and her knowledge of botanical and marine life to create a fantastical porcelain sculpture. As many as five layers of glazes in blue, green, turquoise, navy, and purple flow and meld together, evoking a tide pool or a warm tropical sea. Touches of gold recall the sun shining on the waves. Larger ridges are hand formed while each small bump is made of