The Coral Frost Cup — Shino Wood-Fired Chawan
The Coral Frost Cup — Shino Wood-Fired Chawan
Details at a Glance
- Height: 2.5 in (63.5 mm)
- Rim diameter: 3.3 in (83.8 mm)
- Body diameter: 3.3 in (83.8 mm)
- Base diameter: 2.1 in (53.3 mm)
- Weight: 250 g
- Use: handmade, wood-fired Shino teaware suitable for serving tea
- Availability: one of a kind; one piece available
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The Coral Frost Cup — Fine as Coral, Cold as Frost
Among all the cups in this collection, this one has the most consistently developed crawled glaze — fine, dense, and evenly distributed across every surface, like the branching structure of coral seen under water, or the craze-pattern of ice just before it breaks. It is a cup that rewards close looking. The closer you get, the more there is to see.
Glaze & Surface: The exterior is covered in a dense field of small, rounded white crawled glaze fragments, separated by fine iron-brown networks that trace between them in organic, branching lines. The scale of the crawled fragments is finer and more even than most cups in this firing — the result is a surface that has a textile-like consistency, almost woven in appearance. At the rim, a thick band of blue-grey lustrous glaze has pooled and set — metallic and smooth against the textured body below, it creates a strong visual and tactile transition that makes the cup immediately distinctive. The interior carries the same crawled glaze extending inward from the rim, white fragments against dark ground, with a similar blue-grey accumulation just inside the lip.
Form & Feel:
- Full, round chawan form — wide-bellied, slightly narrowing at the rim
- Slightly irregular rim — naturally hand-formed, with gentle undulation
- 250g weight — solid and well-balanced
- Highly textured exterior — the fine crawled glaze is very satisfying to hold
- Small unglazed foot ring — dark stoneware, neat and stable
For the Art of Tea: The wide, round form makes this an excellent everyday chawan — comfortable for matcha, gongfu cha served as a sharing bowl, or any tea you drink slowly. The blue-grey rim glaze is particularly beautiful when the cup is warmed — it deepens in colour as the heat rises. Hold it in both hands and take your time.
One of a kind. Wood-fired in a single kiln firing. Never to be repeated.
Care
Suitable for contact with tea. Hand wash gently and avoid abrasive cleaners. Variations and firing marks are part of this one-of-a-kind handmade piece.