We envision the future in the harmony between nigori sake and its vessel. We embrace cracks and aging as beauty, shaping the allure of imperfection. Each piece carries the story of earth and time, told through form and texture. We create vessels that make the experience of nigori sake truly unique.
It is not perfection, but rather the imperfection that hold the essece
These vessels are not mere toolsー they are quiet echoes of memory and emotion, born from the belief that true beauty lies not in perfection, but in the cracks, distortions, and silent spaces in between. Through the creation of En-do Shikkiーlacquerware born without fireーand the Jakuretsu Technique, which finds grace in fissures and flaws, Ihave pursued the expression of something deeply personal and irreplaceable. Each piece is not just a result of materials and techniques, but a reflection of my processーa question, a prayer, and a way of life. This Art Piece Cracks Collection holds fragments of that journeyーfragments that quietly carry the essence of time and the soul of the hands that shaped them. I hope you find within this collection a piece that resonates with your inner sense of beauty and stillness.
Gessahaku is not a white that reflects light, but a white that confuses, sinks, and absorbs light. Engraving the memories of the earth and elevating the cracks of time into beauty.
The moon youches the sand without speaking, leaving only a pale white behind in this world. Light stops walking here, and shadows begin to be bom without a sound. The engraved cracks are a memory of time, traces of the earth breathing as it slumbers. When cloudy sake is poured, the white becomes the moon, and the night quietly sinks to the bottom of the vessel. There is no assertion there, just the lingering echo of silence. Gessahaku is an existence that freezes the moment when light and shadow meet.
“Kagezuki”ーa vessed bom between light and darkness where the cracked earth breathes softly and a quiet pulse of life dwells within. When nigori sake is poured a white moon rises from the depths, shimmering like a fleeting dream as time stands still and tranquility fills the sir.
It is not perfection, but rather the imperfectiona that hold the essence
”Muppen” rejects perfection, yet quietly faces time; within its cracked expression lies its ”essence”, weathered and chipped away, its imperfection penetrates deeply into the human heart, untold memories of time lie dormant within the cracks; the moment it is touched, a soundless, wordless presence rises to life, and nameless landscapes and nameless emotions gently reach the depths of one’s heart as an aftertaste of an existence floating between “being” and “not being.” This vessel is not broken, but a form of chipped away beauty.
This plate is inspired by the cracked surface of parched earth, evoking the quiet strength and fragility of nature shaped over time. Its deep fissures are the result of a unique technique that embraces unpredictability, allowing natural forces to play a role in the final form. The matte,ash-like texture and subdued tones suggest a landscape that has endured heat, dryness, and timeーyet remains quietly dignified. Rather than being polished of perfect, the surface expresses a beauty bom from imperfection and decay. Each piece is made entirely by hand, ensuring that no two are ever alike, and each carries asense of stillness, weight and memory. Void Earth is not simply a plateーit is art object that invites contemplation, evoking themes of erosion, resillerce, and transience. It stands as quiet yet powerful presence in any space, for collectors who seek depth and narrative in material form.
“Jaku-do”―meaning “Silent Earth”― is aplste that embraces the quiet beauty found in imperfection. The cracked surface, like parched soil, refiects the passage of time and the dignity of decay. What seems fragile holds within it a orofound strength, a silent poetry shaped by nature and chance. This piece invites you to feel the wabi-sabi spirit: the fleeting, the weathered, and the beautifully incomplete.
This guinomi wascreated as avessel for nigori sake, the cloudy, unrefined brew that was enjoyed in Japan long before the clear refined sake of today. Its cracked surface and aged texture embody the essence of wabi-sabiー the beauty of imperfection and impermanence. Just as nigori sake carries the taste of tradition and time, this cup reflects the spirit of an era when sake was raw, cloudy, and deeply human. Together, the vessel and the drink awaken aforgotten sense of quiet richness, as though the past itself were being poured into the present.
ZRAKー The cloudy sake and the shadows of time overlap
白影 Haku-ei にごり酒専用ぐい吞み 焔土漆器
白影 Haku-ei にごり酒専用ぐい吞み 焔土漆器
”Shirokage” is a guinomi created for nigori sake.
In the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, clear refined sake had not yet been born. People drank sake in its natural, unfiltered formーcloudy, rustic, and full of life. This white haze was more than a drink: it was daily nourishment, a sacred offering, and a refiection of simplicity and depth. “Shirokage” echoes that era’s spirit of wabi-sabi, capturing the quiet beauty found in the aged and imperfect. It is a vessel where the cloudy elegance of nigori sake reveals its truest charm.
”The cracks are symbols of a fading sense of wonder and of time flowing gently. The fissures carved into the vessel are not mere scars, but subtle tremors that awaken forgotten emotions, a shimmering of natur that rekindles lost wonder, and their beauty, like the moon reflected upon the water’s surface, quietly mirrors the passage of time.”
影月 Eigetsu・ぐい吞み にごり酒専用 焔土漆器
にごり酒専用ぐい吞み 焔土漆器
KAGE-TSUKIー The Shadowed Moon
In silence, the moon speaks without avoice, its pale light shaping darknwss into calm. Between light and ahadow, Kage-tsuki is born a vessel that breathes like the cracked earth, each fracture holding the pulse of time. When filled with nigori sake, a white moon awakens within, trembling gently, as if time itself were holding its breath.
