Type... Pottery Type... Sake ware Type... Guinomi (sake cup) Kiln... Kasama-yaki Shiga Izuru - Biography Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1968 Graduated from Prefectural High School in 1987 Trained at the Kasama-yaki kiln, Ozu Koubou Independent in Tegoshi, Kasama City in 1997 Selected for the Prefectural Art Festival Exhibition Selected for the Japan Handicraft Art Exhibition in 1999 (and 8 times thereafter) Awarded at the same exhibition in 2003 Certified as a Traditional Craftsman in the Kasama-yaki General Category in 2005 This is a Kasama-yaki persimmon-glazed white-flow cup by Shiga Izuru, a young Kasama-yaki artist. It has a sharp, wooden cup-shaped form, with persimmon glaze and white feldspar glaze flowing over it. A magnificent piece, please take this opportunity to own the "Persimmon Glaze White Flow Cup" by Shiga Izuru, a Kasama-yaki Traditional Craftsman. Kasama-yaki, handmade, folk art, artist's work, sake ware, guinomi Made by Traditional Craftsman Shiga Izuru Kasama-yaki Persimmon Glaze White Flow Cup (Guinomi) Size: Diameter approx. 7.9cm, Height approx. 4.4cm Accessories: Paulownia wood box, bookmark Origin: Made in Japan (Ibaraki Prefecture) Product Features: New (latest work), handmade Because it is all handmade, there may be spots and distortions. Spots are called kiln changes and are not defects. Cracks on the surface are called "nyu" (crazing) and are caused by the difference in shrinkage ratio between the clay body and the glaze, and are not scratches. Quantity: Limited to one Note: We take great care in photography, but the color may appear different depending on your monitor.