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The title is Karatsu Haikaburi Mizusashi Staned Glass Tentai (唐津灰被水指 ステンドグラス天体).

This is a fresh water jar created by Fujinoki Yotaro.

Putting the work near the chimney in a cave kiln, it was fired for over the course of eleven days.
He inlayed elements such as planets and stars on the body to match the stained glass.

Mizusashi (水指)
A fresh-water pot for tea ceremony.
It's one of the tea utensils called "o-chadougu".
It comes in a variety of shapes, cylindrical type is often used.

Comes with a lid.
Lid made of pottery : the same material as the main body called tomo-buta.
Lid made of urushi : a different material from the main body and is made of Japanese urushi called nuri-buta.

Mizusashi is used for the following purpose.
・Adding water to the tea kettle
・Cleaning tools and tea bowl.