Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】

  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Bluish-white Porcelain Sake Cup / Shomura Ken【Arita】

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Ceramic Feature

Japanese-made porcelain
The title is Seihakuji Shochunomi (青白磁焼酎呑).

This is a cup created by Shomura Ken.

He pushed the soil into four places so that it makes easier us to hold.
The light white color is the characteristic of the cup.
Signature desgin changes depending on when it's purchased.

Seihakuji (青白磁)
It's one kind of hakuji, there's the pale blue-green color caused by subtle amount of iron.
The transparent color that blends into nature is really impressive on the whole.
It's all started with baked works in China.
The glaze containing iron turns to light blue by reduction firing.


Size

Height : 9.3 cm
Diameter : 9 cm

Artist Introduction

SHOMURA, Ken

SHOMURA, Ken
(Arita artist)

Shomura-san is awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon for dedication to the pottery industry. He has a skilled dyeing technique based on the Arita ware craftsmanship.

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Price:
¥13,200 JPY