Takibi Katakuchi Pitcher

Katakuchi: a spouted pitcher, used for pouring sake or as a serving jug for sauces and salad dressing. This piece can also be used as a chawan for preparing matcha.

It has been crafted for us by Japanese ceramicist Isao Kimura of the Rising Kiln; the piece shows traces of the maker's hand. Based in a mountain pottery overlooking the forests of Saitama, Isao's work is inspired by the earth and sea, volcanoes, fire and sky.

Earth and form are balanced in the piece, scorched and toasted and cratered. This is a particularly large dish, 21cm at its longest.

Veteran potter Isao is renowned for his innovative glazes, working in the Oribe style and embracing eccentricity. Organic shapes and unusual piercing of the glaze and characterise the work. Individually handcrafted, each piece is absolutely one-of-a-kind.

European exclusive.