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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Yakishime Guinomi (焼締ぐい呑).
This is a sake cup created by Mizokami Yoshihiro.
・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.
Firing in the climbing kiln. He made the shape by throwing on the potter's wheel.
It is yakishime firing unglazed wares at high temperature.
He used the clay picked in the area of Karatsu that contained less iron.
Height : 5.8 cm
Diameter : 6.0 cm
He has learned some basics of pottery in Kyoto. With a belief in handmade, he's using locally sourced stones and clay for making special glaze.