Arita Ware: Tear Bottle "Chidori" Tomoo Hamada 葛飾北斎「富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏」

葛飾北斎「富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏」

and then it is fired in a salt kiln

The red enamel technique is one that Shoji Hamada learned in his youth in Kyoto

The three-pronged

everything should be in ‘harmony’ with the tabletop

Arita Ware: Tear Bottle "Chidori" Tomoo Hamada 葛飾北斎「富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏」Tear jars were used in ancient Rome to hold tears of sorrow. They were used to hold the tears shed by wives in memory of their husbands who had gone off to war. But it was also a vessel for tears of joy. The lovely shape was inspired by the pots fired in Arita during the early Imari period in the 160s. Although small, this pot has a strong presence, and even flowers picked in the field would make a wonderful addition to your daily life as a single