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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Sotenyu Tokkuri (蒼天釉花生).
This is a vase created by Takemura Shigeo.
Sotenyu is the glaze made from the ash of loquat which he grew.
The form is gourd-shape called hyotan.
Height : 18.5 cm
Width : 9 cm
Takemura-san is a ceramicist who engages in creative activities in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto prefecture. It’s interesting that color changes depending on settings, temperature and a part of plants, though same glaze is used.