#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes More Than Goods and the outer bowl acts

and the outer bowl acts as the saucer

yet it contains a surprise

and stuffed with a removable feather pad

but pairing unexpected ones together

Also excellent in salad dressings to punch up fresh vegetable flavors

#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes More Than Goods and the outer bowl actsAkio 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