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Sometsuke Kikuwarikoshimon Guinomi (染付菊割格子文ぐい呑)
This is the Arita ware crafted by TAKAMORI, Seiji (高森誠司).
With ice cracks in the gap of the chrysanthemum flower, completing this picture needs painstaking works.
Height : 5.1 cm
Diameter : 6.5 cm
He learned pottery and colored porcelain at three places in Karatsu, Kyoto, and Arita. The Ko-imari style ceramic is made with unique painting and glaze he developed.