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Yutekitenmokuyu Guinomi (油滴天目釉ぐい呑)
This is the Kyoto ware crafted by TAKEMURA, Shigeo (竹村繁男).
He uses the glaze called "gantesu doseki", it's soil with rich iron.
The spotted black color comes out in the kiln and that caused the cup to make a change.
Height : 4 cm
Width : 8 cm
He burns various plants and picks up as glaze to bring out quality of ash. It’s interesting that color varies depending on settings or temperature, even though same glaze is used.