Clay Hot Pot, Donabe, Iga Ware, Hakeme, for two

Clay Hot Pot, Donabe, Iga Ware, Hakeme, for 2 person
Made by Naoto INABA In Iga, Mie, Japan.

Diameter : 260-310mm / 10.6-12.2in
Height : 175mm / 6.9in
Product : New, One-of-a-kind
Packaging : Paulownia box with author's signature and seal
Stock : Only one available　

Inaba NAOTO 1960-
Born in a family that runs a clay pot workshop that has been running since the beginning of the Meiji era in Iga, Marubashira. He is the fifth generation. He started his career as a potter in 1986. Since then, he has held solo exhibitions at major department stores and galleries in the cities across Japan. In 2004, he held a solo exhibition at Gallery gen, in New york. Based on his idea that "beautiful shapes produce delicious dishes," he use traditional natural soil and make each one by the traditional method. In 2021, His work was ordered by Eleven Madison Park, a Michelin three-star restaurant in New York, as a vessel used for new delivery menu of using clay pot, as one of the new attempts to move to vegan cuisine. His unique style is highly evaluated by the world.

Iga ware
Iga ware is a pottery made in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, and it history as tea pottery can be traced back to the 17th century. Since the area used to be the bottom of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, ancient times, one of the features is to use soil with strong fire resistance that can be collected from it.

About stock
There are products with the same shape and design of this Iga ware, but due to the characteristics of handmade product, size, shape, color shade, and pattern of each product will be slightly different. This product is selected first-hand by our buyers, photographed and posted on our website. Therefore, no products are exactly the same, and there is only one in stock. We post many photos so that we can show you the situation as close to the real thing as possible. If you would like more information, we would appreciate it if you could contact us.

*This item is shipped directly from Japan.