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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Guinomi (ぐい呑).

This is a sake cup created by Mori Teisai.
It's made by hand-building.
Being shaped by squeezing at the waist of the cup.

A constriction has been made in the center of the vessel's body.
With a sense of heft and solid charm, it has an adorable, small size that fits perfectly in the palm of hands.

The cup has a color contrast between the goma pattern and soil character.

Soil character, it's called "tsuchiaji" in Japanese, which creates a unique, rustic, and slightly rough texture,
by making the most of the coarse-grained clay just as it is.
And the pattern called "goma" in Japanese which means ash melted inside the kiln, turned into a glassy substance, and adhered to the surface.