This large, almost oversized, teabowl is created with the artist’s trademark technique of producing thick cracks on the surface of ceramic works. Kuwata uses porcelain clay and a platinum glaze to make the tea bowl look as if a thick layer of metal is peeling off from the brightly colored vessel it exposes underneath. Although the work looks entirely modern, Kuwata continually emphasizes the traditional Shino-ware technique of kairagi (plum blossom peel) that led him to his process.