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Japanese-made porcelain
The title is Washizome Hishishimon Koro (和紙染菱文香炉).
This is an incense burner created by Nakao Hidezumi.
Repeating the work of pasitng traditional paperes soaked gosu completed the beuaty of color shade.
Washizome technique :
Tearing absorbent paper called washi to pieces.
Making such papers layers to produce the pattern while giving out color gradation.
Height : 8 cm
Diameter : 9.7 cm
He cuts water-absorbent Japanese washi to the proper size, places the paper on unglazed pottery, and soaks it with cobalt blue color. The works affect us with a soft impression.