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Seihakuji Mentori Sen-bori Tsubo (青白磁面取線彫壺)
This is the Arita ware crafted by NAKAO, Jun (中尾純).
Jun made the jar on a potter’s wheel.
Shaving the surface had the sides faceted.
And he added the engraved lines design.
The gradation of color is beautiful because blue and white porcelain glaze accumulated in the carved part.
Height : 10.1 cm
Diameter : 11.1 cm
He makes white porcelain after he learned from the maestro Manji Inoue in Arita ware. By creating a solid form, he's offering new ceramics that are relevant to today's life.