Type...Pottery Type...Sake Vessels Ware...Kasama-yaki Kasama-yaki, with a tradition of over 200 years, continues to this day. It is renowned as handmade folk pottery. Works by Mr. Izuru Shiga, a traditional craftsman of Kasama-yaki who creates pottery with a focus on local soil, have arrived. This is a katakuchi sake pourer made from high-quality Kasama ara-tsuchi (rough clay). The ara-tsuchi, which contains a lot of iron, is shaped on a potter's wheel, and white brushstrokes are applied to the inside, with a transparent glassy glaze. On the outside, a modern and sharp line pattern is powerfully applied with a feldspar glaze using a dropper. It fits comfortably in the hand with the potter's wheel marks and indentations, and is thin, light, and easy to use. Please take this opportunity to enjoy the "Ara-tsuchi Katakuchi Sake Pourer" by Izuru Shiga, a young Kasama-yaki artist. Izuru Shiga - Pottery History Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1968 Graduated from Prefectural High School in 1987 Studied at the Kasama-yaki kiln, Akiko Otsu Kiln Independent in Tegoshi, Kasama City in 1997 Selected for the Prefectural Art Festival Exhibition Selected for the Japan Handicraft Art Exhibition in 1999 (8 times thereafter) Awarded at the same exhibition in 2003 Certified as a traditional craftsman in the general category of Kasama-yaki in 2005 Size: Width approx. 10.3cm, Depth approx. 8.7cm, Height approx. 11.4cm, approx. 420cc Product Features: Handmade, New (Latest Work), Made in Japan (Ibaraki Prefecture) Because everything is handmade, there may be distortions. Unevenness is called "yohen" (kiln change) and is not a defect. Cracks on the surface are called "kannyu" (crazing) and are caused by the difference in the shrinkage ratio of the clay and the glaze, and are not scratches. Note: We take great care in photography, etc., but the color may appear different depending on your monitor.