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The title is Karatsu Komai-gata Guinomi (唐津熊川形ぐい呑).

This is a sake cup created by Fujinoki Yotaro.

・Japanese Guinomi (sake cup)
A type of cups mainly used for drinking Japanese sake.
Generally it's a larger sized sake cup than Japanese sakazuki, Japanese ochoko and others.
It's said that guinomi can hold twice as much Japanese sake as an ochoko.

Being characterized by a deep base and a wide mouth,
that's why there are many ways of use including sauce, beans, olives and
appetizer bowls, houseplant vase and others.

Actually, pouring sake from a bottle called "tokkuri" and
having the flask with one's hands, and then sipping sake from a "guinomi".

Perfect for enjoying the aroma of alcohol and temperature changes.

Oxidation flame firing in the climbing kiln.
Wrinkles are appeared at the foot because it was made with Yamase's clay.
It will be gradually transformed as the cup is used.