This container is both beautiful and highly practical. The streaks and grains of polished and lacquered wood feel soothing to look at every time I hold this container. You can feel these textures if you run your fingers along the black lacquered outer surface. What stan...(more)

u (which is admittedly often), I pick up this tea bowl, hold it in both hands, and trace my fingers across its faceted and textured surface. It provides itself as a place to center one’s attention, and exudes a sense of calm, comfort, and stability in unstable times. It...(more)