{"product_id":"bizen-mug-touzan-kimura","title":"Bizen Mug - Touzan Kimura","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"weight\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"material\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"district\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA Versatile Bizen Mug for Daily Use\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFinished in serene Sangiri tones. It comes in a convenient size for daily use and perfectly fits a standard coffee dripper. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize: W10.7 × D7.3 × H9.0 cm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*As each piece is individually handmade, there may be slight variations from the item shown in the images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Please also note that the appearance and colour of the product may vary depending on the lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"design\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eAbout : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTouzan Kimura \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Inbe into Tokeido, one of Bizen’s six traditional kiln families with over 600 years of history, Touzan Kimura trained under his father and became the 26th-generation Touzan Kimura in 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis tea utensils, sake vessels, flower vessels and sculptural objects combine family tradition with forms suited to contemporary life. Working without glaze and using traditional climbing-kiln firing, he celebrates the natural colours and textures created by clay and flame. His Hidasuki pieces feature distinctive red markings formed by wrapping the clay in straw before firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving also studied at Escola Massana in Barcelona, Kimura shares Bizen ware and Japanese tea culture through international exhibitions and tea ceremonies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSTYLE \u0026amp; APPROACH\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe makes both traditional work - tea ceramics and the intricate saikumono modelling that is his family's speciality - and pieces shaped for contemporary living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSPECIALITY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTea utensils, flower vessels, sculptural objects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"design\"\u003eWhat is BIZEN WARE?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"design\"\u003eBizen ware comes from Imbe in Bizen City, Okayama — one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns. Each piece is shaped by hand from local clay and fired with no glaze and no painted decoration, so the clay itself speaks. Fired with pine wood for 7–10 days at over 1,200 °C, it becomes a hard, dense stoneware — and no two pieces are ever alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fired surface — yaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"design\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout glaze, every colour and pattern comes from how flame, ash and charcoal touch the piece in the kiln. Potters call these natural effects keshiki - “landscapes”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 窯変（Yōhen）: Buried in charcoal on the kiln floor, away from flame and air, the clay turns grey, dark grey or bluish.\u003cbr\u003e- 胡麻（Goma）: Pine ash settles on the piece like sesame seeds; where it melts and runs, it is called tamadare.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e棧切\u003c\/span\u003e（Sangiri）: Where ash and charcoal cut off the air, grey to blue-black tones form against the redbrown clay.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e緋襷（Hidasuki）: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStraw wrapped around the piece reacts with iron in the clay, leaving \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003escarlet lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFeaturing the best in Japanese and British design, (ki:ts) is the perfect spot for gift shopping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cspan value=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"design\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"tabs\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(ki:ts) London shop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"tabs\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e31A Duke Street London W1U 1LS United Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"(ki:ts)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57438571889018,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0050\/9686\/5863\/files\/TozanKimura_mug_front_H960.jpg?v=1792673693","url":"https:\/\/kits-london.com\/products\/bizen-mug-touzan-kimura","provider":"(ki:ts)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}