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Kabin Saijisai Kikyo (花瓶 彩磁彩 桔梗)
This is the Kutani ware crafted by ASAKURA, Isokichi (浅蔵五十吉).
It is a vase decorated with the design of the bellflower as the yellow background.
That yellow color is what Asakura family has been handed down for a long time.
Height : 24.5 cm
Diameter : 14 cm
The family business is specialized in five colored porcelain and he's the third generation potter of the Isokichi Shinko kiln. He always gives something a new trial using skills that are handed down from ancestors.