The rim of this bowl is delicately lined with black slip

Formed when the two oldest and largest glass manufacturers in Japan merged (Toyo began in 1878 and Sasaki in 1902)

The body of work operates like a language of glyphs: aesthetically rich in appearance

— Tung Chiang

#26 Small Kokeshi Vessel W19 The rim of this bowlAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different