{"product_id":"ceramic-mortar-pestle","title":"Ceramic Mortar \u0026 Pestle","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade by Tetsuya Otani, JP, c. 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA porcelain mortar and pestle in soft white, thrown by hand and finished to a matte, unadorned surface. The mortar's inner wall is unglazed for grinding, and the pestle sits comfortably in the palm. Sized for spices, herbs, or a single serving of pesto or aioli.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTetsuya Otani's porcelain is made for the present. Each vessel arrives with a soft white surface and a form refined to its bare skeleton. Time enters through use — the meal served, the coffee poured, the flowers arranged, the daily handling — rather than the maker's direction. Trained as an industrial designer before turning to clay, Otani approaches ceramics through the act of subtraction. He calls it denationalization: refining away the signifiers and declarations that mark a vessel's origin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold Individually.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tetsuya Otani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54055839727811,"sku":"TO07","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/2567\/2387\/files\/20260723_JADE.GRAIN_0111.jpg?v=1785355987","url":"https:\/\/jadegrain.com\/products\/ceramic-mortar-pestle","provider":"Jade Grain","version":"1.0","type":"link"}