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Seihakuji Sen-bori Cup (青白磁線彫カップ)

This is an Arita ware cup which Jun-san has created.
Potter’s wheel throwing to shape.
He engraved the lines one by one after dry.
The shadow of pale blue glaze is beautiful.
The capacity for liquids is 300ml if it's poured until 80 percent.

Seihakuji (青白磁)
It's one kind of hakuji, there's the pale blue-green color caused by subtle amount of iron.
The transparent color that blends into nature is really impressive on the whole.
It's all started with baked works in China.
The glaze containing iron turns to light blue by reduction firing.