NAKAMURA TOSHITO Kutani Ware Framed Porcelain Artwork - Two Sparrows in the Snow / 九谷焼 中村陶志人 n11.12.25 Kousaido (香彩堂) is a Kyoto-based

Kousaido (香彩堂) is a Kyoto-based incense maker with a simple but deeply felt philosophy — to colour your life with fragrance

■ Capacity (Jug): 300 ml

Only through this specialised process can the elegance of brush calligraphy be expressed on the surface of a vessel

- Tray: Diameter 9

and the glass is filled generously

NAKAMURA TOSHITO Kutani Ware Framed Porcelain Artwork - Two Sparrows in the Snow / 九谷焼 中村陶志人 n11.12.25 Kousaido (香彩堂) is a Kyoto-basedTwo sparrows nestle together, their heads dusted with snow, a moment of quiet companionship Nakamura has rendered with remarkable tenderness. The birds' cream and russet forms lean into each other for warmth, expressing a comfort that needs no explanation. Framed in weathered wood, it becomes a work about presencehow two small creatures can create shelter simply by being close. (Fukura Suzumezu), meaning "Plump Sparrows Illustration", is a delicately