Tokoname : crescent vase carabiner Kasama pottery is known for

Kasama pottery is known for being part of a 'new' wave of idiosyncratic ceramicists

This unusual timber vase is made from single length of turned wood

Round shigaraki ware vase

The unique texture is created as pinewood ash from the kiln naturally fuses with the clay and glaze during firing

often as a family trade

Tokoname : crescent vase carabiner Kasama pottery is known forA narrow, hand formed ceramic vase with a glossy, crackle glaze. The city of Tokoname is synonymous with Japanese ceramics and has a pottery tradition reaching back more than one thousand years. Many of Tokoname's potters have been named Living National Treasures by the Japanese government. Please note that each vase is hand made and that your vase may slightly differ from the images.