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Shigaraki Uzukumaru (信楽蹲)
This is the Shigaraki ware crafted by KANZAKI, Shusaku (神崎秀策).
He made the shape by turning on the potter's wheel and it was fired in the kiln called "angama".
Height : 12.5 cm
Diameter : 11 cm
He was born in Shigaraki-cho and makes pottery at Miharu Kiln today. The ceramics are baked in anagama and are characterized by its mysterious, warm design.