Sword tip Tea Cup Blue - Crafted By Koyo Kiln updated_20260531 Iwao Pottery forms and glazes

Iwao Pottery forms and glazes each bowl by hand in Japan

the form shaped by a hand rather than a machine

The iron-rich glaze on this cup darkens in the kiln and pools at the foot

this bowl carries the mark of a practiced brush across its outer wall — the pattern placed one piece at a time

Artisan: Kouichi Maekawa

Sword tip Tea Cup Blue - Crafted By Koyo Kiln updated_20260531 Iwao Pottery forms and glazesGlazed in a settled, layered blue, this teacup holds its color differently depending on the light where the glaze pools it deepens, where it thins it lightens, and no two pieces fire to quite the same tone. Koyo Kiln forms and glazes each teacup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a teacup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character.