Tomomi Kamoshita

Yobitsugi Chopstick Rest

$150.00

A yobitsugi chopstick rest by Tokyo-based ceramic artist Tomomi Kamoshita. Yobitsugi is the artist's own style of inventing objects from broken ceramic pieces in an artful mosaic. Kamoshita utilizes resin based urushi and brass powder instead of natural resin and gold powder, which can sometimes cause allergic reactions.

Details:

  • Handmade in Japan by Tomomi Kamoshita
  • 6x3 cm
  • Material: Glazed ceramics, glass, resin, brass powder

About:

Born in Tokyo in 1977, Tomomi Kamoshita is both a potter and a ceramics teacher. She graduated from Joshibi University in 2000 and has been a practicing artist for over two decades. She integrates the traditional technique of kintsugi into her work, as well as yobitsugi, her own style of inventing objects from broken ceramic pieces in an artful mosaic.