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The Old Ground - Unglazed Iga Ware Stoneware Cup

$64.00
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A dark stoneware cup with the raw, rough beauty of unglazed Iga ware. The surface is left completely bare — deep charcoal and earth tones shot through with a shifting bronze shimmer that catches the light, flecked all over with tiny pale pebbles that surface from the clay during firing. Each one tapers to a small foot, and no two leave the kiln alike: the fire writes its own pattern across every cup.

Iga ware is one of the oldest pottery traditions in Japan, with well over a thousand years behind it — the deeply tactile, wabi-sabi kind of beauty that finds grace in the rough and the imperfect. This unglazed version is handcrafted by potter Kiko Ando in the traditional Iga manner. A grounding, everyday cup for tea, coffee, or sake, and a quietly meaningful gift for anyone drawn to handmade things and the wabi-sabi spirit. It shares its contemporary shape with our bronze-dipped Hasami cup (The Half Light), so the two stack and sit together as a pair.

Two sizes — Large: approx. 2.75 in wide × 3.9 in tall (7 × 10 cm) · 230 ml · 250 g. Small: approx. 2.75 in wide × 2.4 in tall (7 × 6 cm) · 100 ml · 150 g. · Unglazed stoneware (Iga ware) · Bare, fired clay finish · Made in Japan

Dimensions

approx. 2.75 in wide × 3.9 in tall (7 × 10 cm) · 230 ml. Small — approx. 2.75 in wide × 2.4 in tall (7 × 6 cm) · 100 ml.

Origin

Japan (Iga, Mie Prefecture)

MATERIALS

Stoneware (unglazed Iga ware)

STORY

Iga ware is among the oldest pottery traditions in Japan, with more than a thousand years of history. Made from coarse, pebble-flecked gairome clay, it's prized for a rough, wabi-sabi beauty that comes straight from the fire rather than from glaze. This unglazed cup is handcrafted by potter Kiko Ando in the traditional Iga style; its deep, dark tone and bronze shimmer are the kiln's own work, so every cup is one of a kind.

Care Instructions

Hand wash only, with warm water and a soft cloth (mild soap if needed). Because the clay is unglazed and porous, avoid prolonged soaking, the dishwasher, and the microwave. Let it air-dry fully. The bare clay will deepen and gain character with use — part of its wabi-sabi nature.
Size — Large

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