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Shino Ichirinzashi (志野一輪差し)
This is a Mino ware vase which Sakai-san has created.
Sakai-san has challenged to create a modern Shino-yaki with one kind of sensibility.
The white soft coloring makes an additional impact on us.
Kairagi (梅皮花)
Pattern -
Cracks like shark's skin like the picture above.
It has occured to shrinkage of glaze after being fired in a kiln.
It's also called kannyu in Japanese.
That's anything but broken, certailny available.
Sakai-san wants users to see the tension that the pattern brings.
Height : 25.5 cm
Diameter : 10.5 cm
Sakai-san has learned ceramic a lot under Kato Kozo who is the living national treasure, setoguro. He creates a new type of Shino-yaki in his own individuality.