Curated in Kobe, Japan
Kobutsu with
Kobutsu with
quiet traces.
Used Japanese ceramics, tea utensils, kitchen knives and household objects — selected one by one in Kobe for their age, surface and quiet presence.
Used Japanese ceramics, tea utensils, kitchen knives and household objects — selected one by one in Kobe for their age, surface and quiet presence.
Kobe / Japan
Used vessels & tools
Age, marks, use
We choose objects with a calm form, visible age, and a condition that can be described plainly. Traces of use are recorded, not hidden.
One kyusu and four cups. Light marks at the rim.
Soft flowing glaze for sweets or small dishes.
Warm-toned vessels for sencha or display.
Ash-fired surface with natural kiln marks.
Hand-painted, fine crazing consistent with age.
Comfortable in the hand; iron speckle glaze.
Second-hand knives from Japanese kitchens — steel, edge and handle recorded plainly, cleaned and resharpened, ready to work again.
Forged in Sakai. Reactive carbon core, tsuchime finish, with a wooden sheath.
Used deba with honest patina and marks. Cleaned; ready to sharpen.
Rectangular vegetable knife, aged surface recorded as-is.
The two vintage knives come from one original boxed set — available together or separately.
Use marks, chips, stains, repair and age — described plainly.
Rim, foot, glaze, signature and scale, with measured dimensions.
Tea, table, flowers, storage or quiet display.
Packed by size, shape and fragility for safe worldwide shipping.
WABIVESSEL is a small record of used Japanese vessels and household objects. Each piece is chosen by hand, examined closely, and described as it is — age and all.
We work quietly and in small numbers. Nothing here is mass-produced; every object has already had a life, and is offered for the next one.
Read our storyNew arrivals and occasional writing on Japanese ceramics. No noise.