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Japanese-made porcelain
The title is Seihakuji Sen-Bori Guinomi (青白磁線彫ぐい呑).
This is a sake cup created by Najao Jun.
Throwing a shaped cup on the potter's wheel.
The cup draws us with the gradation of pale blue color on the line engraving.
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 : 6.1 cm
Diameter : 6.2 cm
He makes white porcelain after he learned from the maestro Manji Inoue in Arita ware. By creating a solid form, he's offering new ceramics that are relevant to today's life.