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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Kokusai Hanaire (黒彩花入).
This is a vase created by Okada Yasushi.
Irons and coppers are mixed by many kinds of metallic oxide and he put ashes glaze after he painted them on the body.
Seeing from the top, it is curved between mouth and shoulder and becomes linear shape from shoulder to bottom.
The vase has a metallic color and has sharp design engraved by lines vertically.
Height : 21.5 cm
Width : 13.5 cm
Yasushi-san has majored in sculpture at the Tokyo Zokei University. He grew up in the traditional Hagi ware pottery, then he simply creates a new trend in ceramic art.