kui kou pitcher pop silky mouthfeel

silky mouthfeel

We visited Master Ren Yi-Xin in his Yixing atelier

This cup’s form opens like a flower in bloom

much like wine and whiskey glasses enhance their respective beverages

Kyoto—a region renowned for its matcha production

kui kou pitcher pop silky mouthfeelThis elongated pitcher with a silky smooth, just off white glaze feels extremely comfortable in the hand. A careful, tapering shaping has kept the base thicker and more insulating while the thin rim appears more refined and offers good pour control. With merely four thin lines up the side terminating in hand cut notches, the artist has transported a classical motif into a simplified vernacularthe mouth meant to evoke an opening sunflowerto allow