Homura White Jomon Flame Vessel Children featuring a kadomatsu and kagami

featuring a kadomatsu and kagami mochi motif

the maneki-neko

Although it is a small tableware

In European traditions

Homura White Jomon Flame Vessel Children featuring a kadomatsu and kagamiInspired by the dramatic flame style vessels of Japans ancient Jomon period (ca. 10,000300 BCE), this artwork by Kyoto based ceramist Wakunami Madoka reconsiders one of the most iconic forms in early Japanese pottery. The flame style pots themselves date to approximately 5,000 years ago, their rising contours and intricate projections evoking fire captured in clay. Titled Homurameaning flame in Japanesethe work reflects Wakunamis sustained engagement