Hiroyuki Onuki - Engraving Flower Series - Mug Cup - Sakura / 大貫博之 桜 T751-2970 a third-generation Edo Kiriko artisan

a third-generation Edo Kiriko artisan with over thirty years of experience creating award-winning pieces

Its heavyweight

42 cm approx (full length)

a traditional Japanese paper derived from the inner barks of native Japanese trees

geranium and Japanese cypress

Hiroyuki Onuki - Engraving Flower Series - Mug Cup - Sakura / 大貫博之 桜 T751-2970 a third-generation Edo Kiriko artisanIn the mountain town of Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, ceramic artist Hiroyuki Onuki creates works that balance graphic clarity with the quiet rhythm of nature. Formerly a graphic designer in Tokyo, Onuki turned to ceramics in search of something more enduring objects shaped entirely by his own hands, grounded in everyday life. His experience in design continues to influence his work today, seen in the clean silhouettes and measured patterns that define