#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes More Than Goods proud and geometric in form

proud and geometric in form with flanged lips ready to present a thin cutting or flower

and the outer bowl acts as the saucer

Also excellent in salad dressings to punch up fresh vegetable flavors

but pairing unexpected ones together

and impact and chip-resistant

#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes More Than Goods proud and geometric in formAkio 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