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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Egaratsu Hakeme Katakuchi (絵唐津刷毛目片口).
This is a spouted bowl created by Mizokami Sofu.
He painted the simple design with underglaze iron decoration.
Engobe was pasted by ladle over the raw clay.
Oxidizing firing after applying transparent glaze.
Height : 4.4 cm
Width : 9.2 cm
Length : 7.3 cm
Imadake kiln named by Sofu-san is located in Imari-shi, Saga prefecture. It's a mysterious Karatsu-yaki design made with soil taken in a nearby mountain.