24K Gold Kintsugi Kyoto Matcha Bowl | Incised Spirals

Spirals Incised in Warm Clay Born of Kyoto's centuries-old tea-ware tradition, this rounded earthenware matcha bowl carries warm brown clay and an earthy texture. Incised lines cut a geometric, abstract spiral pattern across its robust, organic body, a quiet wabi-sabi presence. Born of Kyoto’s Heritage: This piece too is authentic Kyo-yaki pottery, handcrafted using time-honored techniques and refined by centuries of Japanese artistry. Learn more → The Art and Technique of Kyoto Ware Gold Held to One Line A fine line of gold follows the crack down one side, with a small gold-finished chip at the rim, restraint that keeps the carved spirals dominant. Saki Moriyama completed graduate studies in urushi at Kyoto City University of Arts (est. 1880) and further training in Kyoto's official successor program for traditional urushi, drawing polished urushi into patterns that evoke memory. She refined this bowl over four months with natural urushi and 24K gold, brought to the deep luster of roiro, the pinnacle of urushi finishing, a sensitivity born of full command of the craft. The Break's Own Gesture Every incised spiral here was drawn by a deliberate hand. The gold line was not, it follows the path the break chose. Against the carved curves, that straight seam marks where the bowl's history entered the design, part of the pattern without copying it.