HAYASHI YUKA Shino Guinomi Sake Cup A

Description

Hayashi Yuka’s Shino guinomi sake cups are as refined and poetic as her Shino chawan tea bowls. With their reduced, minimalist form, they appear contemporary and integrate effortlessly into modern everyday life. At the same time, they are directly connected to the centuries-old tradition of Shino ware from the Mino region.

For these small guinomi sake cups, Hayashi Yuka uses high-quality Mogusa clay from the region, along with a specially developed feldspar-based Shino glaze. The warm, rich and slightly translucent glaze reveals the characteristic yuzuhada (柚肌) pinholes, as well as fine, organic crackle patterns across the surface.

Through deliberately applied iron oxide painting, contrasting geometric stripes emerge on the surface. These enter into a dialogue with the pale clay body and the whitish-pink Shino glaze, creating a dynamic interplay of grey, black, and white tones. At the rim of the bowl, subtle reddish firing discolourations also appear, adding further visual depth to the surface.

In these distinctive guinomi sake cups, the contrasting, playful lines appear almost in motion, lending the ceramic a subtle sense of dynamism. The result is a warm, elegant overall impression that underscores the mindful enjoyment of sake with all the senses.

Each Shino sake cup is delivered in a signed paulownia wood box.

HAYASHI YUKA

Hayashi Yuka is a Japanese ceramic artist who combines traditional Shino ware from the Mino region with a minimalist, contemporary aesthetic language in her work. Her poetic and refined creations are made from local clay and feature her distinctive, subtly generous glaze in delicate shades of grey and pink.