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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Kigaratsu Kobachi-Soroe (黄唐津小鉢揃).
This is a bowl created by Mizokami Sofu.
He used the Karatsu's clay and painted migratory birds which reminds us of autumn harvest.
Kigaratsu is pottery which takes on yellow color with ash glaze by oxidation flame firing.
This is a set of five bowls (5 pcs).
Height : 15.2 cm
Diameter : 5.5 cm
Imadake kiln named by Sofu-san is located in Imari-shi, Saga prefecture. It's a mysterious Karatsu-yaki design made with soil taken in a nearby mountain.