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The title is Fuyu Ginga Mizusashi Hisago (冬銀河 - 水指 瓢 - ).

This is a fresh water jar created by Nakao Tetsuaki.

This fresh water pot is lighter than ones which other artists make.
Considering the weight when filled with water, Tetsuaki-san has designed with care for users.
If you want to know more, please contact us.

Fuyu-Ginga (冬銀河)
Fuyu refers to winter of the four seasons in Japanese.
A pattern that combines the white and the silver color of snow and frost.
Sometimes pure, Sometimes mild.
The design is so pure that it makes you feel different things.

Mizusashi (水指)
A fresh-water pot for tea ceremony.
It's one of the tea utensils called "o-chadougu".
It comes in a variety of shapes, cylindrical type is often used.

Comes with a lid.
Lid made of pottery : the same material as the main body called tomo-buta.
Lid made of urushi : a different material from the main body and is made of Japanense urushi called nuri-buta.

Mizusashi is used for the following purpose.
・Adding water to the tea kettle
・Cleaning tools and tea bowl.