The Butterfly Raku Urn is a beautiful handcrafted ceramic cremation urn, hand thrown in the Raku firing process. The butterfly image is a raised carving crafted by hand. Raku is a traditional ancient Japanese firing process used in the production of stoneware, and with the beautiful glaze finish and your choice of color scheme, this ceramic urn is an elegant memorial urn for your loved one.
In Raku firing each piece of pottery is taken from the kiln red hot, the molten glaze silken and glowing. Then it is placed in a bed of combustible materials such as straw or leaves in an air-tight container. The dry plant material immediately bursts into flame, and the “reduction chamber” is sealed. The flame and the smoking, oxygen-starved atmosphere transform the glaze surface, creating raku's unique, seemingly ancient colors and textures. Thus, each of our one-of-a-kind Raku-fired urn vessels is unique in the particulars of the design and glaze finish.
If you need the urn by a specific date, please contact us, and we will notify you if we can fulfill the order. These are handmade urns, and as such shape and colors of each urn will vary. **Colors and finish vary considerably.**
Features
- Hand-made in the USA
- Dimensions vary:
Large: 10-11” Tall x 7-8” wide
Standard: 9-10” Tall x 6-7” wide
Pet/Child: 6.5-9” tall and 4-6” wide
Keepsake: 5-7” tall and 4-5” wide - Available in Standard (180 CI), Large (220 CI), Child (75 CI), or Keepsake (45 CI)
- Feel free to check to see if in stock (Standard and Large sizes)
- Expedited shipping can be arranged
- Easy-to-seal lid
- Gorgeous butterfly design
- Unique colors and finish patterns which vary considerably
- Not able to be personalized
- Made to order within 3-5 weeks
- Free standard ground shipping included
- Ground time in transit varies by destination; usually 2-6 business days
