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Hakuyu Ryokusai Hanaire (白釉緑彩花入)
This is the Hagi ware crafted by OKADA, Yasushi (岡田泰).
The vase has stripes with both white glaze called "shirahagi-yu" and the original "tanseiyu" glaze.
He put more energetic pattern called "shinogi" on the whole, and it could feel like modern from slim shape.
Height : 21.0 cm
Width : 10.0 cm
OKADA majored in sculpture at the Tokyo Zokei University. He grow up in the traditional Hagi pottery, so it's natural to make Hagi ware.