Hand wash with warm water using a soft sponge. Since the clay surface is porous use a mild detergent only when necessary. Do not put in the dishwasher or oven. Delicate item, please handle carefully.
Chahai Small Cup
Black
Takashi Endoh
SKU
4208
Yoshi En has recently grown out of Sunday Natural to become an independent premium tea store. As part of this transition, some products may still be shipped in Sunday Natural packaging.
Small is beautiful. Savour high grade teas and sake in this stylish Chahai cup in textured black ceramic, handmade by the renowned contemporary Japanese potter Takashi Endoh. The clean, minimal design perfectly offsets the rough, stone-like surface, which guarantees a feast for the senses.
| Item | Small black ceramic cup |
| Maker | Takashi Endoh |
| Origin | Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Volume | 55ml |
| Dimensions | Ø6 x 4cm (foot: Ø2cm) |
| Weight | 37g |
| Material | Purion clay |
| Firing | Reduction |
Note: Each item is handmade in limited quantities; sizes, colour and glazing may vary slightly.
Producer
Finding harmony in contrasts, Takashi Endoh (b.1974, Yokohama) is not afraid to put form over function to create ceramics that straddle the divide between arts and crafts.
The internationally sought-after, self-taught ceramic artist based in Kanagawa, Japan, took up pottery after becoming captivated by the way clay channels emotions. Working in a monochromatic palette, his signature speckled, stone-like finishes are the result of reduction firing purion clay followed by reduction cooling. This process reveals the feldspar particles, creating surfaces peppered with tangible nuances, each piece telling its own story through variations in the texture and glazing.
Made of a unique blend of clays sourced from the hallowed grounds of Iga and Shigaraki – home to one of Japan’s legendary Six Ancient Kilns – the coarse, organic appearance of the fired earth pays tribute to its origins while serving as a counterpoint to the contemporary minimal designs inspired by architecture, design and music.
