{"product_id":"tadanoumi-yu-glacure-a-la-cendre-tasse-a-soupe","title":"Tadanoumi-yu  (Ash Glaze) Soup Cup ","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eA Sculptor Who Speaks to Clay\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSome objects carry a story before they are ever touched. This soup cup was born at the meeting of two worlds: sculpture, studied for a decade at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and ceramics, the inherited craft of a three-generation family of potters. Makimasa Imai does not merely shape clay — he inscribes thought, memory, and intention into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Memory of Flames and Ash — and the Quiet Gleam of Gold\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis cup was fired in a \u003cem\u003enoborigama\u003c\/em\u003e — an ancient, living climbing kiln set in the town of Takehara, Hiroshima. The clay is of that land. The flame, sovereign and unpredictable, decided alone the color, the depth, the shifting nuances of the ash glaze (\u003cem\u003etadanoumi-yu\u003c\/em\u003e). No one could foresee what the fire would reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAcross the surface, fine incised lines — the mark of a sculptor's hand — tell quietly of the care that shaped this piece. And on the handles, an accent of gold. Not ornament for ornament's sake, but a dialogue: between the humble roughness of wood-fired earth and the warm golden light that graces it with understated elegance. That contrast — raw and refined, unassuming and precious — is the soul of this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThree Landscapes Born of the Same Fire — Choose Yours\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA, B, and C. Three cups from the same kiln firing, shaped by the same hands, built from the same form. And yet no two are alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe fire breathed differently across each one. Here, the ash fell more generously; there, the incised lines catch the light at a different angle; elsewhere, the glaze pooled into a darker, deeper veil. They are three born of the same moment — and each wears its own face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich one is waiting for you?\u003c\/strong\u003e They are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Let yourself be guided — not by reason, but by what your eye chooses before your mind has time to decide. Perhaps this cup was already yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Art of Living, One Morning at a Time\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePicture it: a quiet morning. Warm soup poured gently into this cup. Both hands wrapped around it, heat rising through the clay, incised lines felt under your fingertips. That moment — simple, still, complete — is what the Japanese call \u003cem\u003eyō no bi\u003c\/em\u003e: beauty through use, beauty born of daily life lived with intention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis cup is not meant to be admired from a distance. It is made to be held, used, and loved, day after day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full px-2 mb-6\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cthead class=\"text-left\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eW 16 cm × D 11.5 cm × H 7 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e0.25 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eCeramic — Tadanoumi-yu style, ash glaze, wood-fired in climbing kiln (\u003cem\u003eNoborigama\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eMakimasa Imai\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips from\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eKyoto, Japan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eUnique piece — 1 of 1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOne-of-a-kind piece. 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