Suien Blue Jomon Cachepot ORIGIN_Tobe Ware while a poised kingfisher rests

while a poised kingfisher rests at the water’s edge—rendered in precise

Lightweight yet resilient

bringing to life breathtaking natural landscapes and dynamic living creatures in motion

Seen from afar

Suien Blue Jomon Cachepot ORIGIN_Tobe Ware while a poised kingfisher restsIn the Suien Blue Jomon Cachepot, the suggestion of water rises from the rim. Created by Kyoto based ceramist Wakunami Madoka, the work draws from Jomon pottery distinguished by large upward projections and swirling motifs. Suien, literally water smoke, evokes rising water vapor, an image rendered in clay through openwork and circular form. Rather than reconstruct a historical vessel, Wakunami studies the structural logic underlying such forms. Hollow