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He fires his wares multiple times to achieve a desired effect, eventually highlighting the clay's textural essence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eThe soul of Iga clay can only be awakened in the kiln, with its expressive potential revealed by fire, chance, and time.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIga Ware's \u003cem\u003eKeshki\u003c\/em\u003e - surface scenery - is known for its dynamism. Its features result from long firing at high temperatures, when ash falls on the chawan forming glistening, capricious shades of green. Distortions, cracks, scorching and fallen ash glaze are natural effects associated with this style of pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susurri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746264686856,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4628\/1480\/files\/masters_shinichi_teabowl_2830_cover.png?v=1777408950"},{"product_id":"turquoise-heart-shaped-cup-a","title":"Turquoise Heart-shaped Cup A","description":"\u003ch4\u003eKotsuji's signature Iga Turquoise Blue is singularly inimitable. Like gazing into the cup as an iris, there is a universe of brown, black, yellow, deep blues, light blues and sometimes even red.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA crystal, rich blue pools at the bottom of the cup, like the depths of sea, sky, or lake. Sceneries of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLake Biwa and Okinawa in your hands, the tumbler is an embodiment of beauty and change that only happens in the kiln.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade to comfortably fit in hands large and small, the rim is warped, giving this vessel a distinctive profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis short tumbler is made with Mr. Kotsuji's signature use of Iga fire-resistant clay. It has been fired multiple times through trial and error in order to adhere with the Turquoise glaze. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the clay is minimally processed, rough \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003erhyolite pebbles and iron spots peek through the body, brought over from the mountains near Lake Biwa. Through time and use, the pebbles smooth out, the tumbler morphing into its final form through living with you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe one and only beautiful blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy favourite ocean in Okinawa\u003cbr\u003eThe sky from my hometown\u003cbr\u003eThe rough sea of Japan I once saw\u003cbr\u003eA tranquil lake I visited with my family...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's not the blue of sea or sky as a concept\u003cbr\u003eBut the blue of my sea, my sky, my lake\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the blue evoked in people's memories and hearts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the charm of Shinichi Kotsuji's Iga Turquoise Blue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e– Shinichi Kotsuji\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susurri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57746268160264,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4628\/1480\/files\/masters_shinichi_tumbler1_2710_cover.png?v=1777408950"},{"product_id":"turqoise-heart-shaped-cup-b","title":"Turquoise Heart-shaped Cup B","description":"\u003ch4\u003eKotsuji's signature Iga Turquoise Blue is singularly inimitable. 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It has been fired multiple times through trial and error in order to adhere with the Turquoise glaze. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the clay is minimally processed, rough \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003erhyolite pebbles and iron spots peek through the body, brought over from the mountains near Lake Biwa. 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