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Kohiki Bajohai (粉引馬上杯)
This is a Hagi ware cup which Okada-san has created.
He poured glaze which is one of the traditional color in Hagi ware.
Once people drank by this kind of cup called "bajohai" when riding on a horse.
It is easy to hold because the stem is high-legged.
Height : 7.0 cm
Diameter : 7.8 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.