NAKAMURA TOSHITO Kutani Ware Framed Porcelain Artwork - Friendly Five Sparrows / 九谷焼 中村陶志人 r208 Japanese Cypress / 檜 :

Japanese Cypress / 檜 : Using essential oil and wood powder of hinoki cypress from Kiso in Nagano prefecture

■ Material (Cup): Soda-lime Glass (Sake Set)

The interplay of textures and light transforms this glass into more than a drinking vessel—it is a work of art

showcasing the meticulous attention to detail in every pattern

Tucked into the upper curve is a waka poem

NAKAMURA TOSHITO Kutani Ware Framed Porcelain Artwork - Friendly Five Sparrows / 九谷焼 中村陶志人 r208 Japanese Cypress / 檜 :Five sparrows gather across two branches, arranged as though at a quiet meeting, with a luminous moon holding them in gentle light. Nakamura's composition draws the eye through the full framefrom bird to bird, branch to branchinviting you to linger and notice each figure. At this scale, the work becomes a gathering place itself, a moment of collective calm that settles into the room where it hangs. (Fukura Suzumezu), meaning "Plump Sparrows