#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel Rugs The interior of the saucer

The interior of the saucer has a reflective gloss and bright speckling of yellow through the terracotta

they form a simple cylinder

Try using one side for cutting and saving the other for display

Designed in the 1940s from the original Coupe line

#79 Small Kokeshi Vesel Rugs The interior of the saucerAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different