Sake Set Model:Full Set the koi became a symbol

the koi became a symbol of persistence through its association with the carp that swims up the waterfall at Dragon Gate — a creature defined by moving against the current rather than with it

a drawstring waist that sits easy

the cobalt peonies sharpen and the white paper glows like fine glazed ceramic

Okinawa — Japan's southernmost prefecture — is surrounded by some of the world's most biodiverse coral reefs

Print: Back print — samurai skull in armour with sakura

Sake Set Model:Full Set the koi became a symbolJapanese Sake Set Stoneware Flask, Warming Bowl and Cups Sake is social before it is anything else. The ritual is built so that no one fills their own cup: the flask passes from hand to hand, each person pouring for the next. This set is made for exactly that a tokkuri flask, a run of small ochoko cups and a wide warming vessel, so a table of people can drink the way sake is meant to be drunk. The pieces are thrown in a speckled buff stoneware, matte