Nobuhito Nakaoka Tanka Yakishime square Plate

Available from Art on the Table when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Nobuhito began his pottery apprenticeship under Tadashi Nishihata in Tamba. He traveled to St. Vincent, a small island in the Caribbean, to teach pottery for two years. After returning to Japan, he opened his new kiln in Tamba. He creates art pieces such as vases and matcha bowls, as well as everyday tableware. His blue and red glazes beautifully melt into the base white glaze. This plate is fired using a technique called yakishime, where no glaze is applied on top of the clay. It is fired at ve