桜の季節 — sakura no kisetsu.

At a quiet corner near Ginkaku-ji, I found it — the perfect ceramicchawan(茶碗). Earthy glaze, just the right weight in my palms. I had no plan to buy anything that day, but the bowl felt like it had been waiting. Objects, like places, sometimes choose us.

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matcha pouring with AETHER incense burning

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