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Saishoku Zogan Koro (彩色象嵌香炉)

This is an Arita ware incense burner which Yasuzumi-san has created.
This incense burner has a lid.
The gradation of overlapping blue lines is beautiful and the body has modern shape.

Saishokoku zogan (彩色象嵌)
Yasuzumi-san has mastered inlay decoration's skill and has named "saishoku-zogan".
One day he wanted to creat something new apart from the Arita ware.
There are a wide variety of ceramic artists through all ages.
He just tried cutting soft soil to do something unusual.

While the ceramic is still soft, Yasuzumi-san uses a small knife to make cutting patterns and fill paints in them.
The design is targeted at original patterns that can't be made with a brush.
It takes a long-running time to complete.