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Shigaraki Tsutsugata Hiro Hanaire (信楽筍形火色花入)
This is a Shigaraki ware vase which Arakawa-san has created.
Firing in a cave kiln.
He made the shape by throwing on the potter's wheel.
It can be used as an ornament on the table. Turning it sideways, and pour water please.
Height : 10.8 cm
Width : 21.8 cm
Diameter : 12.0 cm
Arakawa-san lives in Shigaraki-cho, Shiga prefecture to make his unique ceramics. A modern adaptation from unglazed high-fired pottery in Shigaraki ware.