Kurinuki pottery ideas

Learn how to carve a sake bottle, known as tokkuri in Japanese, from clay. Kurinuki is the Japanese method of carving pots from a lump of clay and is a great technique for those potters wanting to learn new ways of hand-building with clay.

Are you looking for an accessible way to experience clay? Try Kurinuki, a traditional form of hand-building that comes from Japan.

We’re excited to introduce our upcoming workshop that promises to immerse you in the meditative beauty of Japanese-inspired pottery. Join us for a unique journey into the world of Kurinuki, an ancient technique that celebrates the raw, unrefined charm of handcrafted ceramics.

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Learn how to carve a teacup or yunomi from a block of clay using the traditional Japanese kurinuki technique. This kurinuki tutorial will take you step by step through the process of slowly carving away clay to reveal a yunomi teacup.

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A ceramic cup made using the traditional Japanese method of carving from a single block of clay called kurinuki. MATERIALS Dark red stoneware clay, white glossy glaze. The glazes used are non-toxic and food-safe. DIMENSIONS takes 120 ml - great as an espresso cup MAKING TECHNIQUE kurinuki Dishwasher safe. Microwave safe. CONDITION OF THE PRODUCTS Because all our pieces are handcrafted, there may be minor variations form item to item.