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Ceramicist Ruiji Aiba’s magical universe is based on motifs from the ancient Chinese legend of Kiku-Jidō, a story set in the Wei Dynasty about a boy who drinks the dew from a chrysanthemum and becomes immortal. The dew also travels in a stream that reaches the foot of the mountain and it is said that those who drink of its waters will be cured of disease and live long lives.
Ceramicist Ruiji Aiba’s magical universe is based on motifs from the ancient Chinese legend of Kiku-Jidō, a story set in the Wei Dynasty about a boy who drinks the dew from a chrysanthemum and becomes immortal. The dew also travels in a stream that reaches the foot of the mountain and it is said that those who drink of its waters will be cured of disease and live long lives.