CAFÉ POTTERY Earthenware Bowl, Mimosa

At a glance

• Hand-painted yellow mimosa brings a brighter, more graphic character to the warm earthenware body
• Glaze flow, fine crazing and iron specks make the surface naturally different from bowl to bowl
• 11cm rounded form works for cereal, rice, porridge, yoghurt or café au lait

The yellow flowers are what catch the eye first, but this bowl becomes more interesting when you look at the surface around them.

The Mimosa pattern is painted by hand in the retro style of KIHARA's CAFÉ POTTERY collection. Against the softly coloured earthenware, small differences in brushwork and glaze keep the floral decoration from feeling mechanically repeated.

The glaze is deliberately expressive. Areas of flow, fine crazing, small iron specks and places where the darker clay shows through can all appear from piece to piece. They are part of the finish rather than signs of damage.

Its rounded 11cm form is useful well beyond rice. Use it for porridge, cereal, yoghurt and fruit, soup, dessert or as a café au lait bowl when you want something more substantial than a cup.