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Kiritsugi Hanaire (切り継ぎ花入)
This is a Koishiwara ware vase which MORIYAMA-san has created.
Throwing on the potter's wheel, then cut into pieces and joint them together.
Reduction firing with gradual cooling.
Height : 7.5 cm
Width : 9 cm
Width : 6.5 cm
Kanjiro-san was born and grew up in Koishiwara village, Fukuoka prefecture. It's interesting how some curved parts look like metal entwined.