Slipware Kiritate Mug Amber — Hand-Painted Japanese Pottery by ShotoenPainted entirely by hand, this mug carries the mark of a practiced brush the pattern applied one piece at a time, each stroke placed by feel as much as memory. No two pieces come out quite the same. Shotoen forms and painting each mug by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a mug that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always consistent in character. Japanese ceramics