A beautiful flower vase with a rough clay body covered in ash, which has melted into the glaze creating a stunning landscape. The accompanying box is marked with "Hagi Udzukumaru Hai Kaburi Kakehanaire, 14th Shinbei Sakakura" on the side. There are no scratches or repairs. It does not leak water and can be used immediately. With original box. Diameter of mouth 6.2cm * Inner diameter 3.8cm, Body diameter 12cm, Height 13.8cm Appraisal value in the Art Collectors' Directory: 1 million yen "Udzukumaru (Crouching)" A small vase flower vase seen in Iga and Shigaraki ware. The name comes from its appearance, which resembles a person crouching. Originally used as a bean container, seed pot, or oil pot by farmers, it was made from the Muromachi period, but later, it came to be used as a hanging flower vase due to the preferences of tea masters. ▢ 14th Shinbei Sakakura Born in 1917, died in 1975. Hagi ware potter. Born February 28, 1917. The third son of the 12th Shinbei Sakakura. He took over the family business due to the death of his eldest brother (posthumously awarded the 13th generation) in the war, and succeeded his father as the 14th generation in 1960. He was selected for the Japan Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition. He became a holder of the Yamaguchi Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property in 1972. Died April 17, 1975, at the age of 58. From Yamaguchi Prefecture. Graduated from Hagi Commercial High School. His real name was Jihei. 【References】 Digital Edition Nihonjinmei Daijiten+Plus Kodansha Art Collectors' Directory Art Club Tea Ceremony Encyclopedia Tankosha #Why not have your own tea utensils? #TeaUtensils #FlowerVase #HangingFlowerVase #IntangibleCulturalProperty #HagiWare #WhiteGlaze #Ro #Furo #ShinbeiSakakura #ShoinYoshida #TeaCeremony #Omotesenke #Urasenke #Mushakojisenke #YearRound #AntiqueArt #Antique #Shinbei #Ido #Yamaguchi #Hagi #Tea #TeaParty #TeaCeremony #TeaRoom