#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Scented Products Sturdy leather handles in a

Sturdy leather handles in a natural finish are riveted to the baskets hoop for added strength

Inspired by an old-school nightstick

Wearers have described it as everything from green and smokey

The composition is a play between the lightness of bergamot

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#83 Small Kokeshi Vessel with Horizontal Stripes Scented Products Sturdy leather handles in aAkio Nukagas work explores the possibilities of how he leaves a trace of himself in clay. This piece features his signature Pleated Work technique of carving grooves into the wet clay after it is thrown on the wheel. The forminspired by traditional kokeshi dollsis accentuated by these grooves curving down the profile of the vessel creating movement and rhythm. After the first firing and before the second, he finishes the vessel by applying different