Tsugaru Vidro Free-blown Flower Vase - Snowstorms over the Tsugaru Plains / 津軽平野の雪吹雪 warm sake This charming apple-shaped chopstick rest

This charming apple-shaped chopstick rest is crafted in the Mino ware region

■ Materials: Bread flour

is a signature creation by Hideaki Shinozaki (伝統工芸士 篠崎英明)

Made in Japan and crafted with precision and care

all the wood is finished with grooves and holes through a unique process that takes ten years for an artisan to master

Tsugaru Vidro Free-blown Flower Vase - Snowstorms over the Tsugaru Plains / 津軽平野の雪吹雪 warm sake This charming apple-shaped chopstick restInspired by the ever changing beauty of Aomori and the Tsugaru region, this flower vase series captures the rich colours of Japans four seasons in glass. Each piece is hand blown using the traditional chbuki (free blown glass) technique, a method passed down for generations and celebrated for creating organic shapes and exquisite colour harmonies. Every vase in the series reflects a unique landscape: the fleeting bloom of cherry blossoms at Hirosaki