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Sakazuki Chikurin-e (盃竹林絵)
This is a Mikawachi ware cup which Satomi-san has created.
Bamboo groves drawn like a single picture is the design that has been passed down for generations.
With delicate brushworks, graceful indigo picture is painted.
Safe in the microwave, oven as well as dishwasher-safe.
Height : 3.6 cm
Diameter : 8.7 cm
Toshitaka-san is the eighth generation potter of the Kakusho-gama that has a history over 400 years. He makes plain blue painting of sometsuke by hand-painting that's exactly the characteristic of Mikawachi ware.