Celestial Robe “Churamai” Glass [美ら舞グラス]
Made to order in Okinawa. Please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. See our Ryukyu Glass Policy.
Made by Gaja Yoshihide, an Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft. Okinawa has its own telling of the heavenly robe legend, in which a celestial woman lifts away from the earth. Gaja built this series from gyoku, a translucent white glass, layered with silver leaf. The white rises, the silver catches, and the piece reads more like cloth in the air than glass on a table.
An everyday glass. Water in the morning, something stronger after dark.
Every piece is made by hand, so size, color, pattern and the way the bubbles sit will differ from one to the next. Not heatproof. Keep it out of the dishwasher, the drying cabinet and the freezer.
Details
Series: Celestial Robe “Churamai”（美ら舞）
Maker: Gaja Yoshihide, Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft
Size: Rim diameter 8 cm (3.1 in) / Height 8 cm (3.1 in)
The maker
Gaja Yoshihide
Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft
Gaja Yoshihide, an Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft, works from the island's own ground and its old stories. Stone Path takes its name from the paved road laid in Shuri some five hundred years ago and still walked today. Celestial Robe draws on the island's feather-robe legend, silver leaf set on a soft, near-opaque white glass to suggest the robe itself. His pieces carry the layered time of Okinawa, and the light that moves quietly across it.
The series
Celestial Robe (Churamai)
Celestial Robe was born from the island's feather-robe legend. On a soft, near-opaque white glass, silver leaf is set to draw out a play of light that suggests the feather robe itself.
Made to order in Okinawa. Please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. See our Ryukyu Glass Policy.
Made by Gaja Yoshihide, an Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft. Okinawa has its own telling of the heavenly robe legend, in which a celestial woman lifts away from the earth. Gaja built this series from gyoku, a translucent white glass, layered with silver leaf. The white rises, the silver catches, and the piece reads more like cloth in the air than glass on a table.
An everyday glass. Water in the morning, something stronger after dark.
Every piece is made by hand, so size, color, pattern and the way the bubbles sit will differ from one to the next. Not heatproof. Keep it out of the dishwasher, the drying cabinet and the freezer.
Details
Series: Celestial Robe “Churamai”（美ら舞）
Maker: Gaja Yoshihide, Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft
Size: Rim diameter 8 cm (3.1 in) / Height 8 cm (3.1 in)
The maker
Gaja Yoshihide
Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft
Gaja Yoshihide, an Okinawa Prefectural Master of Craft, works from the island's own ground and its old stories. Stone Path takes its name from the paved road laid in Shuri some five hundred years ago and still walked today. Celestial Robe draws on the island's feather-robe legend, silver leaf set on a soft, near-opaque white glass to suggest the robe itself. His pieces carry the layered time of Okinawa, and the light that moves quietly across it.
The series
Celestial Robe (Churamai)
Celestial Robe was born from the island's feather-robe legend. On a soft, near-opaque white glass, silver leaf is set to draw out a play of light that suggests the feather robe itself.