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Egaratsu Guinomi (絵唐津ぐい呑)
This is the Karatsu ware crafted by MIZOKAMI, Sofu (溝上藻風).
He made the shape with throwing the potter's wheel and used the iron glaze to create the whale's skin color decoration.
Height : 4.7 cm
Diameter : 7.2 cm
He is the head of the Imadake kiln located in Imari-shi, Saga prefecture. It's a mysterious Karatsu-yaki design with soils taken in the nearby mountains.