#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture which is very unusual for

which is very unusual for rocks

he finishes the vessel by applying indigo colored slip (liquid clay)

Made to last with veg-tanned leather and brass rivets

or storing freshly squeezed lemon juice

#82 Small Kokeshi Vessel Shipping-Furniture which is very unusual forAkio 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