Yozutsumi (Nightfall)

Ryota Nishikata 1978

Summary

Copper vessel, with a narrow base and curved wall rising to a wide rim which is oval in plan view. The rim is not straight and level, but has gently arching topline. The vessel has a semi-translucent dark blue patina, through which the hamnmered finish of the copper underneath can just be glimpsed. This inside of the vessel in finished with tin, and is silver coloured,