Kiln-Split Ikebana Vase

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Kiln-Split Ikebana Vase

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A vase deliberately split down its face so the flame could enter and colour the vessel from within.

USD 1,420
  • Interior well holds water; slows spoilage
  • Designed around the negative space of one branch

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In motion

See the glaze move

Short films from the kiln and the studio table. Tap any frame to open the player, then swipe the reel for more.

The maker cuts the wall while the clay is still soft, knowing the fire will widen the wound and stain its edges. Ikebana practitioners prize the form because the fissure gives a single stem somewhere to lean. Water is held in a sealed inner well beneath the cut.