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Japanese-made potteryThe title is Sotenyu Guinomi
(蒼天釉ぐい呑み).

This is a cup created by Takemura Shigeo.

・Japanese Haiyu (ash glaze)
Ash glaze is an old ceramic technique that creates natural glass-like glazes from wood ash.
The feature is simple and gentle colors with flowing expression by using differents type of plant burnt ash.
Kiln transformation like the subtle changes peculiar to natural ash glaze occur, producing passionate colors.
There may be areas where the glaze is thickly accumulated, which is konwn as "vidro".

・Japanese Guinomi (sake cup)
A type of cups mainly used for drinking Japanese sake, which is known as "Nihonshu".
Generally it's a larger sized sake cup than Japanese sakazuki, Japanese ochoko and others.
Perfect for enjoying the aroma of alcohol and temperature changes.

Takemura-san is a ceramist whose expert is making haiyu ceramic.

The ash used in the glaze was a unique blend.
It is made of loquat tree from which he has collected.
The resulting blue color is the hue of the components contained in the ash.

It has a slightly flat shape for a Japanese guinomi.
Try using it to lightly serve appetizers.