Ancient Glaze Tea Bowl, Winter

Please view this YouTube video where Marco describes his design philosophy. These winter bowls (chawan) were made by Marco Minetti of @minettidesign using Marco's reinterpretation of the "buncheong" style featured in our previous collaboration with Marco and Toroo Studio. Each bowl is made from wild clay, slip, and various ancient and simple glaze combinations consisting of sustainably sourced almond wood ash, feldspar, and clay in different proportions. Pictured from left to right: Ash Glaze (Green Hues) Crackled White Glaze (Glossy, Crackled Glaze) White Glaze (Semi-Matte) Shino Glaze (Red Hues) Because each hand-made piece is one-of-a-kind, your bowl will vary in the amount of slip and glaze coverage on the exterior and interior. These bowls can be used for a variety of purposes. The wide, flat bottomed shape was designed to be the optimal size and shape for whisking matcha. Matcha is the most obvious use for this bowl, but it is equally enjoyable to use it to brew a whole leaf