{"product_id":"asemi-co-soma-ceramic-cup","title":"Asemi Co. Soma Ceramic Cup","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd-col\" style=\"flex-grow:1\"\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"gs-pd-fig gs-pd-square\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0693\/6448\/files\/75F2FA68-3D2E-43C7-AB16-922DA48A46BA.jpg\" alt=\"Asemi Co. Soma Ceramic Cup\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd-col\" style=\"flex-grow:1\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSōma-yaki, also known as Ōborisōma, is a form of Japanese pottery from the Fukushima Prefecture. It is characterised by cracked glaze which is caused by different shrinkage factors between the clay and the glaze. The cracks form in the kiln, and it is said to sound as though the kiln is singing. The cracks darken over time with use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSōma-Yaki has its roots in the 17th century, when the industry grew under the protection of the local Sōma clan. By the middle of the 19th century there were more than 100 kilns in operation, making it the largest production centre in the whole of the Tohoku region. In the Edo period, the Sōma Clan's emblem was the \"Sacred Horse\". Therefore, a depiction of a horse, often in gold, is painted on Sōma ware, as a sign of good luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2011, there were 24 workshops in Sōma, but the tsunami and nuclear disaster that followed in March 2011 forced the artisans to leave their workshops. Half of them relocated to surrounding areas to rebuild their kilns, while the other half stopped making pottery completely. Since the traditional source of the clay was within the Fukushima exclusion zone, similar materials had to be invented and imported in order to continue producing the distinctive look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsemi Co. Sōma Cups are made by Kyoko Kondo of Kyōgetsu Kiln, in the Fukushima Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gs-pd-col\" style=\"flex-grow:1\"\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"gs-pd-fig gs-pd-landscape\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/0693\/6448\/files\/DFE55411-52D1-4ECF-8339-251AA3AFC224.webp\" alt=\"Asemi Co. 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