Kushime - Yunomi/Tea Cup (White Porcelain)

White porcelain with combed lines — minimal on the surface, but not plain.

This yunomi is made by Oda Pottery (小田陶器) in Mizunami, Gifu — a workshop with around 100 years of history in the Mino-yaki tradition. The kushime technique involves drawing a comb-like tool across the clay before firing, creating closely spaced parallel grooves that catch shadow and add movement to an otherwise simple white surface. In the white colorway, the glaze is even and clean — the only variation comes from the grooves themselves, where shadow accumulates and the surface shifts from bright white to a softer grey in the recesses. At 260ml, this is the larger of the two kushime yunomi sizes. Learn more about Mino ware at Tea Ware: Mino Ware.

For those who want texture and restraint in the same cup.

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Oda Pottery has been producing ceramics in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture for close to a century, working within the Mino-yaki tradition that has made this region one of Japan's foremost centers of everyday tableware. The studio's guiding principle — to remain a supporter of Japanese food culture — shapes every decision from clay selection to glaze formulation.

Oda Pottery's pieces are made to be used: fired to withstand the demands of daily table life, glazed in tones that settle comfortably alongside food, and proportioned with the kind of quiet confidence that comes from long practice. Their work does not announce itself; it simply fits.