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Kokusai Shirongashi Guinomi (黒彩白流ぐい呑)
This is a Hagi ware cup which Okada-san has created.
Using the technique of kesho-gake slip, "engobe", clay slurry to produce the beautiful color.
The cup is painted by black soil as a whole.
Then Okada-san glazes the warabai-yu which is the Hagi-yaki's common glaze to make powerful cracked patterns.
Height : 7 cm
Width : 7 cm
Diameter : 7 cm
He is the eighth potter of Okada Kiln founded in the Edo period. Even though he has won numerous awards, Okada-san continues to make new world of Hagi ware pottery.