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The title is Tanseiyu Guinomi (淡青釉ぐい呑).

This is a sake cup created by Okada Yasushi.

・Japanese Guinomi (sake cup)
A type of cups mainly used for drinking Japanese sake.
Generally it's a larger sized sake cup than Japanese sakazuki, Japanese ochoko and others.
It's said that guinomi can hold twice as much Japanese sake as an ochoko.

Being characterized by a deep base and a wide mouth,
that's why there are many ways of use including sauce, beans, olives and
appetizer bowls, houseplant vase and others.

Actually, pouring sake from a bottle called "tokkuri" and
having the flask with one's hands, and then sipping sake from a "guinomi".

Perfect for enjoying the aroma of alcohol and temperature changes.

He produced soft blue glaze called tanseiyu which expresses the beauty of the Sea of Japan.
He is searching for balance between pale blue glaze and clay's warm character.