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Hakuji Mentori Kocha Wansara (白磁面取紅茶碗皿)
This is the Arita ware crafted by NAKAO, Jun (中尾純).
Jun made the jar on a potter’s wheel.
Shaving the surface had the sides faceted.
He added the engraved lines design to the saucer.
That's slim and neat because of a sense of unity that respective lines are drawing on the cup and saucer.
Cup :
Height : 6.2 cm
Diameter : 9.2 cm
Saucer :
Height : 3 cm
Diameter : 16.5 cm
He makes white porcelain after he learned from the maestro Manji Inoue in Arita ware. By creating a solid form, he's offering new ceramics that are relevant to today's life.