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Rinbo Gaiwan (輪宝蓋碗)
This is a Mikawachi ware covered cup which Satomi-san has created.
The word of "rinbo" comes from Buddhism with continuous pattern.
It means a wheel-shaped weapon, and one virtuous monarch had the one.
Cup :
Height : 8.0 cm
Diameter : 10.2 cm
Saucer :
Height : 3.0 cm
Diameter : 10.8 cm
Toshitaka-san is the eighth generation potter of the Kakusho-gama that has a history over 400 years. He makes plain blue painting of sometsuke by hand-painting that's exactly the characteristic of Mikawachi ware.