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Haikaburi Mizusashi (灰被水指)
This is a Hagi ware fresh water jar which Okada-san has created.
It has been covered with ashes in a massive form.
This kind of design can be rarely taken from the kiln.
The pot of weight is more than 1.5 kilograms.
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Mizusashi (水指)
A fresh-water pot for tea ceremony.
It's one of the tea utensils called "o-chadougu".
It comes in a variety of shapes, cylindrical type is often used.
Comes with a lid.
Lid made of pottery : the same material as the main body called tomo-buta.
Lid made of urushi : a different material from the main body and is made of Japanense urushi called nuri-buta.
Mizusashi is used for the following purpose.
・Adding water to the tea kettle
・Cleaning tools and tea bowl.
Height : 16.0 cm
Diameter : 21.0 cm
He is the eighth potter of Okada Kiln founded in the Edo period. Even though he has won numerous awards, Okada-san continues to make new world of Hagi ware pottery.