Mashiko Ware: Black Glaze Persimmon Overglaze Chamfered Tea Bowl live edge slab By oxidizing silver and sulfur

By oxidizing silver and sulfur in the air

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Mashiko Ware: Black Glaze Persimmon Overglaze Chamfered Tea Bowl live edge slab By oxidizing silver and sulfurThe process involves crafting a tea bowl on a potter's wheel, allowing it to dry slightly, followed by carving the bottom and chamfering the body using a knife. Chamfering introduces variations in the glaze color when applying the black glaze, accentuating the visual texture created by the concave and convex surfaces resulting from the chamfering. By layering persimmon glaze over the black glazed rim and letting it naturally flow down to the body of