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SOTENYU TOKKURI (Sake Bottle with Loquat-ash glaze C) Kyoto ware
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Ceramic Feature
Sotenyu Tokkuri (蒼天釉徳利)
This is the Kyoto ware crafted by TAKEMURA, Shigeo (竹村繁男).
Sotenyu is the glaze made from the ash of loquat which he grew.
The blue decoration is the color that comes from the ingredients loquat has.
Size
Height : 11.5 cm
Width : 9 cm
Artist Introduction
TAKEMURA, Shigeo
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.
- Price:
- ￥16,500 JPY
