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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Shigaraki Daenzara (信楽楕円皿).
This is a plate created by Arakawa Satoshi.
Firing in a cave kiln.
It's finished with a method called tatara-zukuri.
Tatara is made by stretching clay into board to make a disk.
The flowing white spots give the plate movement in the firemarks.
Available for dishwasher.
Height : 3.6 cm
Width : 29.6 cm
Diameter : 6.1 cm
He lives in Shigaraki-cho, Shiga prefecture to make unique ceramics. A ceramist with a sense of awe who expresses the majesty of nature using firewood and clay.