blur Pitcher

The blur Pitcher pours reasonably well. For dressing, which you add in your preferred amount, being easy to stir and taking up little table space matter too. Its slim shape is narrower and taller than the coffee cup.

As well as being a convenient milk pitcher, it pairs surprisingly well with Coffee Cup S as a small coffee set. Think of it as a casual little pot without a lid.

blur draws on Kiseto, a traditional style of Mino ware from Gifu. The technique called tanpan applies a penetrating metallic colourant to bisque-fired pieces before the final firing.

blur began with the idea of adapting this technique to create softly diffused colour, approaching the process almost like dyeing fabric.
Traditional tanpan uses copper to create a diffused green. For blur, nickel chloride produces the white finish, while cobalt chloride is used for blue and brown. Colouring the raised and recessed areas receives particular attention, drawing on the craftsperson’s skill to achieve an even finish with a brush.
A broad range of pieces covers everyday meals, with three colors to mix and match.

In Tajimi, Gifu, one of Japan's leading tableware-producing regions, masamura craft artisans carefully shaped and decorated each piece by hand. The brand disappeared for a time as circumstances changed. Those earlier pieces retained a lasting sense of craftsmanship, warmth and familiarity.
We carry forward those designs and techniques, combining them with contemporary production methods and design to offer a new masamura craft for the lifestyles ahead.
POTPURRI's sister brand masamura craft is developed collaboratively by 大脇彩子, formerly of the now-closed tableware maker Masamura Seitosho in Tajimi, Gifu, model maker and artist 岩城宏行, and POTPURRI designer Hiroyuki Okami.