This sturdy soup bowl is made from domestic cork wood, turned on a lathe by woodturners in Yamanaka, a lacquerware-producing region.
Not dishwasher or microwave safe.
The cork is characterized by beautiful grain that is close to the straight grain. Unlike traditional vertical cutting, the grain is utilized to enhance strength and crack resistance.
Occasionally, the bowl may become oval due to the characteristics of the horizontal grain, but this does not affect its usability. We appreciate your understanding that this is a characteristic of horizontal grain.
[Characteristics of Yamanaka Wooden Lacquerware]
- Yamanaka is skilled in lathe turning, a technique in which plain wood is rotated and hollowed out using a special blade called a plane. They specialize in the production of round objects such as bowls, individual plates, and tea trays. In particular, 80 to 90 percent of the wood for tea ceremony utensils such as tea caddies is milled in the Yamanaka region.
Yamanaka's distinctive lacquerware is characterized by the use of a plane to create a unique design, known as sujigi (striking). There are approximately 50 variations, including itome (striking), rokuro (rokuro-striking), biri (striking), hiramizuji (striking), inaho (striking), and tsuka (striking).
Yamanaka lacquerware, blessed with an abundance of wood materials, uses zelkova, cherry, and oak to create a wide variety of vessels, large and small, and proceeds through the priming, lacquering, and maki-e (lacquering) processes depending on the intended use, resulting in beautifully lustrous lacquerware. Naturally, most of the production process is handmade, so it can take more than a year from drying the raw wood to completion.
Size: Approx. 11.3cm W x 11.3cm D x 7cm H
Weight (kg): 0.08
Material: Natural wood (lacquered)
Country of Origin: Japan
