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Botan Karakusa Sho Senchawan (牡丹唐草小煎茶碗)
This is a Mikawachi ware teacup which Satomi-san has created.
It's a picture with peony and coiled vine design called "botan karakusa-e."
That's made with brush-painted designs in underglaze cobalt blue.
It is a cup drawn with delicate lines contained ingredients of "gosu."
Cup :
Height : 4.0 cm
Diameter : 7.0 cm
Toshitaka-san is the eighth generation potter of the Kakusho-gama that has a history over 400 years. He makes plain blue painting of sometsuke by hand-painting that's exactly the characteristic of Mikawachi ware.