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Japanese-made porcelain
The title is Seihakuji Sobachoko (青白磁そば猪口).
This is a cup created by Nakao Jun.
Potter’s wheel throwing to shape.
It's an adequate size that fits in hands.
This is a set of two cups (2 pcs).
Seihakuji (青白磁)
It's one kind of hakuji, there's the pale blue-green color caused by subtle amount of iron.
The transparent color that blends into nature is really impressive on the whole.
It's all started with baked works in China.
The glaze containing iron turns to light blue by reduction firing.
Height : 6.9 cm
Diameter : 7.7 cm
A secret technique of both white porcelain texture and shape are the keynote. He hones the skills passed down from ancestors and pursues new possibilities of porcelain.