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Shigaraki Tsutsugata Hiro Hanaire (信楽筍形火色花入)
This is the Shigaraki ware crafted by ARAKAWA, Satoshi (荒川智).
He made the shape by throwing on the potter's wheel and it was fired in the kiln called "angama".
It can be used as an ornament on the table. Turning it sideways, and pour water please.
Height : 10.8 cm
Width : 21.8 cm
Diameter : 12.0 cm
Arakawa moved to Shiga to make his unique ceramics. Simple design with burnt and mild natural glaze are characterized by firing in the anagama wood-fired kin.