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Shigaraki Hiro Hanaire (信楽火色花入)
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 vase has an atmosphere because we can see white balls in the fire marks.
There are two parts of dents at the shoulder as decoraton.
Height : 22.0 cm
Width : 17.7 cm
Diameter : 10.4 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.