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Sometsuke Madoe Kikkomon Sobachoku (染付窓絵亀甲文そば猪口)
This is the Arita ware crafted by TAKAMORI, Seiji (高森誠司).
The hexagonal pattern which is the auspicious design, the plum blossoms in the frame,
TAKAMORI painted those two designs in underglaze blue.
Madoe is one of the painting way of ceramic ware.
The frame was compared into a window.
Height : 6.2 cm
Diameter : 8.3 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.