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Senzogan Kobachi (線象嵌小鉢)

This is an Arita ware bowl which Yasuzumi-san has created.
He shaped the plate round on a potter’s wheel and painted colors into the lines cut with a sharp knife.
The two lines are gradation.
It is a set of two bowls (2 pcs).

Sen zogan (線象嵌)
Yasuzumi-san has mastered inlay decoration's skill and has named "sen-zogan".
One day he wanted to creat something new apart from the Arita ware.
There are a wide variety of ceramic artists through all ages.
He just tried cutting soft soil to do something unusual.

While the ceramic is still soft, Yasuzumi-san uses a small knife to make cutting patterns and fill paints in them.
The design is targeted at original patterns that can't be made with a brush.
It takes a long-running time to complete.