Marine Textures Objet d'Art 25 Casual and Everyday long regarded as one of

long regarded as one of Japan’s centers for fine tea ware

This rectangular plate features a traditional tokusa (vertical stripe) pattern

The other bursts with warm hues

Perfectly sized for serving sauces

keeping delicate foods intact during plating

Marine Textures Objet d'Art 25 Casual and Everyday long regarded as one ofIn this objet dart, Alyne Ohigashi draws inspiration from marine life, biology, and her imagination to create a fantastical porcelain sculpture. Inspired by live coral, this piece also recalls the forms of flowers and the colors of tide pools. Ohigashis skill with glaze comes alive here as multiple layers of glaze flow and meld together like the waters of a warm tropical sea. Every element of the texture is individually crafted and applied by hand,