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Size
φ191mm/ W191mm/ D191mm/ H81mm/ 970cc/
Material Number
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Color Shade Variations
Each piece has individual color shade variations. Affected by glazes and natural firing conditions such as changes in temperature, humidity and other climate elements and also how to receive the fire in the kiln chamber, each piece has own expression. It is really difficult to make the completed ware exactly same in color by firing and glazing even when the same materials are used. 100 pieces show 100 kinds of expressions, as it were.
Color Irregularities
There are color irregularities of applying a glaze or slip, which are different from part to part in a piece of ware. For example, some parts are glazed thinly or thickly depending on the shape of the ware. That leads to part-to-part subtle differences in appearance of the clay in a piece of ware.
Glaze or Slip Drips
The glaze or slip may look like dripping. There is unevenness of a glaze or slip when they are applied to ware by hand. There also appear glaze drips or slip drips, which are caused by the glaze or slip flows during firing.
Pinholes
Pinholes may be seen clearly on the surface. Pottery (earthenware) is mainly made from earth, and green ware contains a lot of air while biscuit firing. While glazed firing, this air inside the biscuit ware becomes air bubbles, which remain and look like small holes on the surface of the glazed part. Those small holes are called pinholes.
Crazing (Chaps)
Crazing (having chaps) may appear clearly on the glazed part. The “direct” crazing means having chaps originally. The “aging” crazing means having chaps over time as you use the tableware item. There is a difference between the shrinkage rate of the glaze and that of the clay, so crazing occurs. Note that those cracks do not come from the damage of tableware items. They might appear just before use, but it is no problem in terms of use. They appear on the surface of pottery (earthenware) and semi-porcelain.
Iron in Powder
Iron in powder may be seen clearly on the surface. Pottery (earthenware) is made from earth, which contains iron. After firing green ware, iron appears on the surface in the form of black dots. Red or black earthen clay contains much more iron, and as a result, not a little iron in powder may appear on the surface of tableware items made from this type of clay.
Warping
Warping in shape may be clearly seen. Ceramic ware is made out of clay, so even after formed, green ware is relatively soft and wobbly. Therefore, when it is made dry, it is affected by natural conditions such as temperature and humidity, so each piece may look different in size and shape and perhaps warping in shape may appear.
Microwave Safe
A microwave oven heats or cooks food very quickly using short electromagnetic waves, namely, microwaves. In most cases, the microwaves heat the water content of the food. However, in some cases, the microwaves concentrate on the carbonized (burnt) parts of the food, causing the temperature to rise higher than the other parts. For example, the microwaves concentrated on the carbonized (burnt) parts of stir-fried vegetables can create a large temperature difference in /on the tableware item, which may cause breakage. In addition to water content, oil content is also heated. The oil has a higher boiling point than the water, so it heats up at a higher temperature, creating a very large temperature difference between the parts that contain oil and the parts that do not, which can cause breakage.
・Never soak hot tableware in water or place it on the cold kitchen counter. Avoid rapidly heating frozen foods or putting [the cold tableware just taken out of the refrigerator] in the microwave. A rapid change in temperature will lead to “crazing” (chaps) or breakage.
※The products with gold or silver paintings, or applied with particular glazes are not microwave safe. We put a “Do Not Microwave” sticker on those items, so please confirm it.
※Accessories etc., made of other materials are excluded from microwave safe items.
Not Oven Safe
Not Dishwasher Safe
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The article featuring the Quan 190 bowl
クアンはベトナム語で「食堂」という意味です。
ベトナムでは屋台や食堂で食事をすることが一般的。
町の小さな大衆食堂で、毎日温かく迎えてくれる器をイメージして作りました。
こだわりは華やかな装飾です。
アジア料理が似合うボウルにしたいと思い、考えはじめた凸模様。
様々な柄のパターンを出すなかで、
アジアの伝統的な刺繍や織物を参考にしながら装飾を作っていきました。
料理を盛り付けた時の余白やバランスが美しく見えるように、
柄のボリューム感や幅、サイズ感を工夫しています。
ボウル単体でも、さみしく見えないように柄にメリハリをきかせています。
縁に模様がはいることで料理がぱっと華やぎます。
クアンのボウルは豊かな丸みが美しい形状で、口元を少し反らせたデザイン。
柄が美しく見える角度で、汁物も飲みやすいようにバランスをとりながら反り具合を決めています。
また、高台を高くすることで熱さを感じにくいようにしています。
容量は満水で970cc。
うどんや蕎麦、親子丼にもぴったりです。
口あたりを良くするために縁は薄づくりにしています。
口縁に少しゆらぎが生まれ、大らかな雰囲気につながっています。
重なりもよく、安定した状態で収納できます。
ロゴはベトナムの街を彩る看板を想像して文字の形を決めました。
クアンの雰囲気に合うように、少し縦に長い陽気な文字を手書きして形にしています。
温かさを意識した特徴的な文字が出来上がりました。
フォーの透き通ったスープに合うような色味を選びました。
柄が浮かび上がる色で、爽やかな色展開に仕上げています。
やわらかな白は凸模様が優しく浮かび上がります。
青磁はピンク色の御本手がでることもあり、異国の雰囲気が漂います。
紫は釉薬が溜まった部分の陰影がダイナミックで、柄がはっきりと見えます。
色によって装飾の見え方が違って面白いです。
異国の雰囲気がただようボウルで
まだ食べたことのない新しい料理にも挑戦してみてください。
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