#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons A bowl of simple design

A bowl of simple design with bold black surface and neutral rim

An elegant platter in a simple black glaze that is accented with a rim in contrasting white

They were popular as ornamental objects among royal families and scholars are still used in traditional Daoist Gardens in China today

and rustic—its wide

#13 Small Kokeshi Vessel Aprons A bowl of simple designAkio 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