Straw Ash Vase Small — Wood-Fired Japanese Pottery by Yuichi HiraiFired with natural ash glaze, this vase carries the marks of its making the surface settling into subtle tones of grey and straw, shifting where the ash fell thicker and where the flame moved. No two pieces share the same surface. Yuichi Hirai forms and firing each vase by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a vase that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform, always