Thank you for viewing. This is a tea utensil called "kensui" (water basin) or "chakoboshi" (tea waste bowl) from the Kisen Gama kiln of Arita-yaki, featuring a Nishiki Sarasa pattern. Size: Approximately 10.5cm in diameter, 8cm in height. This type of porcelain uses the "Somenishiki" technique. Somenishiki is a luxurious decorative technique in which an underglaze is drawn with Gosu (blue pigment), a glaze is applied and fired, and then colored pigments such as red and green, as well as gold, are added and fired again. Kensui/Chakoboshi: In the tea ceremony, this is a vessel for discarding the hot water used to rinse the tea bowl and tea whisk. Arita-yaki: Porcelain made mainly in Arita Town, Saga Prefecture, with the oldest history in Japan, characterized by its translucent white porcelain skin and vivid painting. Somenishiki: A technique that adds overglaze painting with red, yellow, green, etc., and gold or platinum, in addition to sometsuke (underglaze blue). Kisen Gama: One of the Arita-yaki kilns, known for works such as "Ko-karahana-mon" (dense Chinese flower pattern). After purchase, it has been stored in a warehouse for a long time, so there may be fine scratches and dullness. Please purchase only if you understand this. There are stains on the box (see photos). * We have a large amount of pottery and porcelain in the warehouse, but we have decided to declutter, so we will be releasing them sequentially. Please follow us so you don't miss out.