{"product_id":"bizen-ware-yunomi-cups-unglazed-wood-fired-stoneware-faceted-and-cylindrical-forms","title":"Bizen Ware Yunomi Cups — Unglazed Wood-Fired Stoneware, Faceted and Cylindrical Forms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis handleless cups continues in the Bizen ware (備前焼) tradition — fired unglazed at high temperature in a wood kiln, with all of their color coming from direct flame contact and natural ash rather than glaze. Each cup shows the same warm reddish-brown to burnt-orange range seen across Bizen ware, with subtle striping where flame passed unevenly across the surface during the long firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The cups take different forms: one is a softly cylindrical cup with a gently undulating wall and a spiral-thrown base carved with a small maker's mark. It share the dense, gritty stoneware body and unglazed finish characteristic of the tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Origin: Bizen ware (備前焼), Okayama Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Form: Pair of handleless yunomi cups — one cylindrical with soft faceting, one blockier with a carved rim motif\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Surface: Unglazed stoneware, natural ash and flame markings, no applied glaze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Color: Reddish-brown to burnt orange, striped\/mottled from kiln flame contact\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Base: Spiral throwing marks visible; one cup carries a small carved maker's mark (happy to try reading it from a closer crop)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Condition: Good vintage\/secondhand condition — please see photos for any chips or firing cracks (small pinholes\/marks from the firing process are characteristic, not damage)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Quantity: 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Capacity\/Dimensions: Approx. 250ml, (L) 7.8cm x (H) 8.8cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58896121168256,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/C0E91839-DEA4-48B5-98CA-C6BA4A7D32A2.jpg?v=1788892539","url":"https:\/\/tsuchi-ceramic.com\/products\/bizen-ware-yunomi-cups-unglazed-wood-fired-stoneware-faceted-and-cylindrical-forms","provider":"Tsuchi Ceramic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}