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Hamanaka Gesson has always been an innovative Hagi potter; of course he makes very traditional Hagi wares, yet he also makes hybrid styles blending various glazes and clays. This is not altogether new in the Japanese ceramic world, dating back centuries potters made hybrid styles such as Mino-Iga. This yakishime-high-fired unglazed stoneware sake flask has a very Shigaraki look--some may even say Iga--yet the small pebbles in the clay are from a blend of Hagi clay with Shigaraki--fired in Hamanaka's anagama. A smart piece, on the weighty side, in perfect condition with a signed box, 14.5cm.tall, signed 'moon' in side. Gesson means 'moon village.' More about Hamanaka in our archives.
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