Memories of Colors Purple Twilight Single Flower Vase MAKER_Ritsuzan Tomita bamboo and plum is considered

bamboo and plum is considered an auspicious motif in Japan

not just Japanese food

Made of clay with low thermal conductivity

Tsukidashi is a small dish that is served first as a snack with sake

which has been making Kutani ware clay for three generations

Memories of Colors Purple Twilight Single Flower Vase MAKER_Ritsuzan Tomita bamboo and plum is consideredIn this vase, glass artist Otsuki Yosuke uses his signature multilayered glass technique to create a cinematic experience. Semi transparent colored glass is layered vertically, so that the viewer experiences tones blending and changing with each new step as they walk past. From purple to blue and back again, the hues smoothly shift, revealing a beauty unique to glass. Otsuki intentionally kept the shape of this vase simple to emphasize the fluid