White Slip Ribbed Mug — Kohiki-Technique Japanese Pottery by Hitoshi KatoCoated in white slip over a darker clay body, then scored with clean vertical ribs, this mug carries the kohiki tradition a technique potters in Gifus Mino region have refined for centuries, prized for the warmth it gives to both the eye and the hand. Hitoshi Kato works in Gifu Prefecture, home to the Mino ceramic tradition one of the largest and most celebrated in Japan. Each mug is thrown on the wheel and finished by hand; the ribs are cut while the