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Shigaraki Chawan (信楽茶碗)
This is a Shigaraki ware tea bowl which Arakawa-san has created.
Firing in a cave kiln.
He made the shape by throwing on the potter's wheel.
It is traditional shape and very stable.
Height : 9.3 cm
Width : 12.8 cm
Diameter : 12.2 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.