Type... Pottery Type... Sake vessel Type... Guinomi (sake cup) Ware... Kasama-yaki Shiga Izuru - Artist's History Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1968 Graduated from Prefectural High School in 1987 Trained at the Kasama-yaki kiln, Otsu Koubou Independent in Tegoshi, Kasama City in 1997 Selected for the Prefectural Art Festival Exhibition Selected for the Japan Handicraft Art Exhibition in 1999 (8 times since) Awarded at the same exhibition in 2003 Certified as a Traditional Craftsman in the Kasama-yaki General Category in 2005 This is an Ameyu Guinomi (sake cup) by Shiga Izuru, a young Kasama-yaki artist. It has a dignified Tenmoku shape and is glazed with iron ameyu glaze. With its magnificent Kamame (rice ear) kiln transformation, please take this opportunity to cherish the "Ameyu Guinomi" by Shiga Izuru, a Kasama-yaki Traditional Craftsman. Kasama-yaki, handmade, folk art, artist's work, sake vessel, guinomi Traditional Craftsman Shiga Izuru - Kasama-yaki Ameyu Guinomi (sake cup shape) Size: Diameter approx. 8cm, Height approx. 4.4cm Accessories: Paulownia wood box, booklet 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 transformation 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 the current item Note: We take great care in photography, but the color may appear different depending on your monitor.