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Suidei Kinsai Togaku (吹泥金彩陶額)
This is the Tanba ware crafted by SHIMIZU, Ichiji (清水一二).
It's finished with a method called tatara-zukuri.
Tatara is made by stretching clay into board to make a disk.
Togaku is made with combination of pink and blue colored pottery boards.
Thickness : 4 cm
Width : 33 cm
Length : 37.8 cm
SHIMIZU learned pottery in various locations, those are in Tanba, in Seto and in Bizen. He always makes an attempt to put new design into works.