Purchased at a solo exhibition. Although I haven't used it as tableware, it has been stored at home, so please consider purchasing it if you understand this. Made by Kazuhiro Oe 6-inch bowl Diameter: Approximately 19.5cm, Height: 5.3cm [Bizen Ware] Bizen ware is fired at high temperatures for several days, and the kiln transformation creates a unique texture for each piece. No two pieces of pottery have the same appearance. It is a simple pottery created by the encounter of natural clay and fire, and its flavor deepens with use. [Hidasuki (Fire Tying)] The characteristic feature of this work, Hidasuki, is the reddish color that appears when rice straw is wrapped around the piece and fired, causing a chemical reaction between the rice straw components and the clay. It is called Hidasuki because it looks like a red sash (tasuki) has been draped across it.