I purchased this at a department store exhibition in the 2000s. I don't practice the tea ceremony, but I find the beauty of the various tools used in it to be incredibly beautiful and practical. I've collected tea bowls, mizusashi (water pitchers), and flower vases, but I personally believe that the beauty of the kiln transformation (yohen) of Shigaraki ware, one of Japan's six ancient kilns, is unparalleled. This piece doesn't have yohen (pieces with yohen were too expensive for me), but I thought the overall shape was excellent and that I could use it for a long time, so I decided to buy it. The price was about 100,000 yen. As I mentioned earlier, I haven't had the leisure to practice the tea ceremony, and it's been displayed on a shelf in my living room for over 20 years. Now that my spouse and I are both in our late elderly years, we've started to organize our belongings, and I'm listing it on Mercari. Therefore, I've priced it at a special price. Thank you for your consideration.