White Slip Soba Cup - Crafted By Mikiyo Nakagawa Free Cup The rim is shaped individually

The rim is shaped individually

A porcelain spoon is a considered object — the smooth surface

but consistent in weight and presence

this sake cup carries the mark of a practiced brush — the pattern applied one piece at a time

Covered in a clean

White Slip Soba Cup - Crafted By Mikiyo Nakagawa Free Cup The rim is shaped individuallyPainted entirely by hand, this soba cup carries the mark of a practiced brush the pattern applied one piece at a time, each stroke placed by feel as much as memory. No two pieces come out quite the same. Mikiyo Nakagawa forms and paints each soba cup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a soba cup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character.