#86 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Napkin Using nine vegetables and one

Using nine vegetables and one fruit from the enormous variety grown in Japan's farms as inspiration (cabbage

This pair shines like drops of onyx and alabaster

intended as a vase that lives alongside the planters to create an interplay between flowers and plants

Use in rubs or marinades

#86 Extra Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Napkin Using nine vegetables and oneAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different