A small near-black charcoal cup, cradled in one hand: matte, dusty-dark walls pinched up to an uneven, torn rim. Inside the mouth the surface turns glossy, with dark pooled gloss settling around the crown and a pale frost flecking the inner edge. Faint pale swipes drift down the outer wall. The lopsided walls and torn rim read as handbuilt.
Why does the inside look wet while the outside stays matte? The photo shows glossy pooling gathered inside the rim against a dry, frost-flecked charcoal exterior — a contrast described purely by appearance, never by glaze or firing. Piece 1843 of 10,000, listed at $18.43.
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