〈Size〉 Drinking rim: 5.0cm, Height: 5.0cm This piece was purchased by my father directly from the kiln. For someone who will cherish it. 〈About the Artist, Utsutsugawa-yaki〉 The 13th generation, Gyugyu Yokose, was born in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture in 1925. After graduating from Arita Technical High School in Saga Prefecture, he learned pottery from his father and succeeded the title of the 13th generation Gyugyu Yokose in 1961. His father, the 12th generation Gyugyu Yokose, is known for reviving Utsutsugawa-yaki, which was established around 1690 in Nagasaki Prefecture and was discontinued around 1740-1750. The 13th generation Gyugyu Yokose further pursued its techniques and quality. His older brother, Mr. Shook Yokose, was in charge of shaping on the potter's wheel, and Mr. Gyugyu Yokose painted the designs, working together as a team. Utsutsugawa-yaki is a phantom pottery that disappeared in half a century during the Genroku era. The 12th generation revived the phantom old pottery, which was praised alongside "Ninsei of Kyoto, Utsutsugawa of the West." The 13th generation completed it as a modern expression. Currently, the 14th generation has inherited its secret techniques. The most popular design features rhythmic brushstrokes applied on warm red clay and hand-painted white herons that look alive.