AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE③ Mugs&Cups The inside is a smooth

The inside is a smooth

Since the porcelain is handmade

The glaze that melts in the kiln is magma from inside the earth

deep overlapping gradations

AKIHIRO NIKAIDO - GYOKUKAKU(玉殻) VASE③ Mugs&Cups The inside is a smoothGyokukaku() works are made by a technique that Akihiro Nikaido himself invented. It is an incredibly beautiful piece with a unique texture and color expression. The glaze that melts in the kiln is magma from inside the earth, and the thin mud on top of it resembles the earth's surface. The vessel itself is the earth, and it seems to represent a moment in its eternal flow. If you look closely at the expression of this work, you will see that it