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Bizen Sangiri-yaki Kyusu (備前さんぎり焼急須)

This is the Bizen ware crafted by Matsui, Tomoyuki (松井與之).
It is easy to use with charcoal "sangiri" firing.

Sangiri
It occurs often by reducution firng.
The change of color is appeared due to bad flow of air in the certain places.
We see the part of hitting flame as red brownish, the part of buried ashes as black,
and the other part of its boundary, pale blue are seen.
They include colors like black or gray blue.