• A pink Hagi yaki sake cup on a white background
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  • A pink Hagi yaki sake cup on a white background
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Masanori Makino

Hagi Yaki Sake Cup | Yohen

Hagi Yaki Sake Cup | Yohen

萩焼 ぐい呑・窯変

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Deep pink hues wrap this one of a kind sake cup, slowly fading into a soft white glaze where the kiln flames were less present. Makino-san's fingerprints can still be seen where he held the cup while dipping the vessel into his ash glaze.  

The pink hues are created when a woodfire kiln's flames interact with the ash glaze on the vessel. The phenomenon is called 'Yohen' meaning 'changed in the kiln'. 
Yohen is a rare and highly sought after feature among Hagi yaki enthusiasts. 

Capacity: 50ml

This piece is a completely unique piece by Masanori Makino. 
The cup comes in a custom made wooden box signed by Makino-san.

Origin

Handcrafted in Hagi

Masanori Makino

On our most recent trip, Makino-san and his wife welcomed us into their studio in the quiet outskirts of Hagi City. Positioned at the entrance of his gallery store, Makino-san proudly displays his certificate as a Certified Master of Traditional Crafts (Dentōkugei-shi). A true custodian of the traditional art form of Hagi Yaki, Makino-san is recognised as one of the hardest work Hagi Yaki artisans in the city. Only firing once per year, he spends the rest of the year preparing the materials and vessels for the next firing. He carries out every step of the process by hand, including digging his own clay, cutting down the trees and collecting the rice straw for his ash glazes, and crafting every unique piece by hand on his kick wheel. In 2018, Makino-san built the newest climbing kiln in Hagi, maybe the last step kiln to be built in the region.

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Masanori Makino standing in front of his climbing kiln in Hagi

No two pieces by Makino-san are alike, every vessel is a rare taste of a centuries old art form.

Makino-san works tirelessly to perform every step of the crafting process by hand, using traditional Hagi yaki techniques and principles. He focuses on crafting each piece with intention. Each year, his kiln is loaded with the year's worth of vessels and woodfired to finish his beautiful creations.

We feel privileged to hold a few of his limited pieces in our collection.