"Crease" Matcha Bowl Oribe Green, by Yamani - Miyama Tableware

Our "Crease" Matcha Bowl was produced by Miyama Tableware, a well-known producer of fine porcelain tableware. Back in the middle of nineteenth century in Ori Inatsu cho, Mizunami-city in Gifu prefecture, the ceramic ware called “Risen-yaki” was created and it was the first endeavor  in the country to try ceramics painting by using copper plate. Miyama Tableware was born in 1977, inheriting the art and spirit developed in this area. This tableware is created by the technique called “casting”, which forms porcelain with plaster mold. This technique involves many people’s skill in creating tableware and in finishing the material beautifully. Miyama’s white porcelain is created by firing porcelain clay which is rich in glass components at 1340 degrees. By firing in a high-temperature oven, the clay and glaze get harmonized, vitrified and create a translucent luster on its surface, and it becomes an easy-to-wash and stain-resistant material at the same time. It will grow to be more functio