This is a piece by a famous artist known for his Oribe ware, but this one is Kohiki. While tea bowls and flower vases are Oribe, isn't Kohiki, which develops character the more you use it, the best for sake vessels? I think it would be amazing if it started to show signs of water leakage. Although unused, there are three small areas where the glaze has slightly chipped off on the exposed clay of the base. Price reduced on October 10th.