{"product_id":"hiroshi-taruta-japanese-porcerain-tea-cup","title":"Porcelain Tea Cup","description":"\u003c!-- ① 冒頭ラベル --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 20px;\"\u003ePorcelain cup · Hotaru-te · Hiroshi Taruta · Seto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ② キャッチフレーズ --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e01\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eLinear Hotaru-te — light filters through incised slits like light breaking through cloud\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e02\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eFill with sake or tea and the light shimmers with the liquid inside — each piece slightly different\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 13px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.25); min-width: 20px;\"\u003e03\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75);\"\u003eA technique so demanding that no compromise is possible at any stage — from Seto, Japan's historic pottery city\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ③ 本文 --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eHiroshi Taruta works from his studio in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture — a city long celebrated for its pottery tradition, Seto-yaki. His work centers on Hotaru-te: a technique originating in Ming dynasty China (1368–1644) in which an openwork base is filled with transparent glaze and fired, creating a raised pattern through which light passes. Hotaru means \"firefly\" in Japanese; te means \"hand.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe technique is unforgiving. Cutting and incising porcelain reduces its structural strength — the risk of cracking is high, and every stage of the process demands full attention. While most Hotaru-te works use small round openings, Taruta works with linear slits instead. This approach is considerably more difficult, but the light that emerges through them — filtering like light through cloud — is unlike anything produced by the conventional form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe choice to pursue linear Hotaru-te came from a desire to do what others do not. A turning point came in 2015, when Taruta spent ten months in Europe — visiting a ceramics school in southern Germany and the atelier of a Swedish ceramic artist. His work, considered \"European-ish\" in Japan, was received in Europe as distinctly Japanese. The experience clarified his direction: to pursue Hotaru-te as an expression that could only come from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.9; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.75); margin: 0 0 32px;\"\u003eFill the cup with sake or tea and the light shimmers alongside the liquid. Each piece is handmade and varies slightly in form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 生産者リンクブロック --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/byemotion-intl.com\/blogs\/meet-the-artisans\/hiroshi-taruta\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.15); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.15); padding: 16px 0; margin: 24px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/3573\/7729\/files\/PARTNERS__2_c9177852-64c0-4241-b142-9f0fe1f8e69e.jpg?v=1775363750\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"90\" width=\"90\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/3573\/7729\/files\/porcelain-artist-hiroshi-taruta.jpg?v=1778726566\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.45); margin: 0 0 4px;\"\u003emeet the artisans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 8px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;\"\u003eHiroshi Taruta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.45); margin: 0; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eRead the brand story →\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- ⑥ SPECIFICATIONSブロック --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eDiameter approx. 3.2 in × H approx. 2.4 in (80 × 60 mm)\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Porcelain\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- ⑦ SHIPPINGブロック --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,9,18,0.1); padding-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.4); margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; color: rgba(2,9,18,0.65); margin: 0;\"\u003eShips within 1 week · Shipping cost included in price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hiroshi Taruta","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":40734089609345,"sku":null,"price":17000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"2","offer_id":40734089642113,"sku":null,"price":17000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/3573\/7729\/files\/IMG_9806.jpg?v=1778745665","url":"https:\/\/byemotion-intl.com\/products\/hiroshi-taruta-japanese-porcerain-tea-cup","provider":"By Emotion International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}