#62 Medium Kokeshi Vessel Wellness culled from the Cinchona Tree

culled from the Cinchona Tree

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For celebrations or presentations grand or small

and a wonderful complement to your table setting

These two shallow bowls nest within each other

#62 Medium Kokeshi Vessel Wellness culled from the Cinchona TreeAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different