Ruri Glaze Ribbed Soup Cup — Hand-Glazed Japanese Pottery by Hitoshi KatoGlazed and fired by hand, this cup holds the quiet character of something made individually not uniform, not repeated exactly, but consistent in weight and presence. It is the kind of piece that improves with use. Hitoshi Kato works in Gifu, Japan, forming and glazing each cup by hand. The process is unhurried each piece is made individually, one at a time, and the maker's attention shows in the way the cup sits in the hand. Japanese ceramics have