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Shigaraki Tsutsu Hanaire (信楽筒花入)
This is a Shigaraki ware vase which Arakawa-san has created.
Firing in a cave kiln.
He made the shape by throwing on the potter's wheel.
The burnt patterns like flowing lava are appeared at the surface.
Height : 26.8 cm
Diameter : 18.0 cm
Arakawa-san lives in Shigaraki-cho, Shiga prefecture to make his unique ceramics. A modern adaptation from unglazed high-fired pottery in Shigaraki ware.