Black Raku Fired Bowl

Bowl by ceramist Simon Mancha, born in 1987 in Guilherand Granges, Ardèche, France, who established his workshop in his ancestral land.

This bowl, crafted using the kurinuki technique with locally sourced clay, was first fired at 1000°C and then glazed with enamel from hand-ground local minerals. It was subjected to a wood-fired oven at 1300°C, where intense thermal shocks and ember contact created its distinctive volcanic black finish. This method, inspired by the traditional Japanese techniques of Black Raku (Kuro Raku), Hikidashi, and Yakinuki, is renowned for producing exceptional tea bowls, particularly used in the Chanoyu ceremony for koicha. All products are food-safe and watertight, ideal for daily use.