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Kikuhagi Kochawanzara (菊萩紅茶碗皿)
This is a Mikawachi ware cup & saucer which Satomi-san has created.
Two kinds of flower are drawn by paint color, such as bush clovers and chrysanthemum.
The cup gives us curved and soft impression.
Cup :
Height : 6.7 cm
Diameter : 10 cm
Handle :
Diameter : 2.5 cm
Saucer :
Height : 2.4 cm
Diameter : 16.1 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.