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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Tsubo (壷).
This is a jar created by Mori Yasushi.
The glaze melted because of the high temperature of the kiln fire.
There is a design on the surface which looks like fallen sesame called "goma".
Ashe made of the pine split trees is naturally blown.
Height : 26.8 cm
Diameter : 20.6 cm
It's been over fifty years since he started making Bizen-yaki. He thought up the idea of a twice baking method to bring out a changeable black color.