Straw Ash Soba Choko Cup Crafted By Yuichi Hirai — Wood-Fired Japanese Pottery by Yuichi HiraiFired with natural ash glaze, this sake cup carries the marks of its making the surface settles 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 sake cup by hand in Japan, working at a pace that allows every piece to be made individually. The result is a sake cup that carries the marks of its making never perfectly uniform,