Catalog: Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups (4)

Excellent Hidasuki Bizen Yunomi by renowned potter Tozo Konishi. This piece has 3 Kanji Japanese character that make this yunomi (tea cup) unique. Mr. Tozo have received several prizes. The most remarkable award: Toyo Kaneshige prize in 1988. Size: 3" (7.5 cm, width) X 2.75" (7 cm, height).To make hidasuki ware, pieces are wrapped in straw soaked in brine (salt water) and placed into saggars prior to firing...

Amazing Japanese Hagi Yaki Guinomi - Sake Cup - by SEIGAN YAMANE. Good detail with colorful glazes. Seigan Yamane works of Hagi City in the Kosaian Kiln. Box with artist's signature. Condition: Excellent. Diameter aprox: 2.6" (6.8 cm). Height: 2" (5 cm). Hagi Yaki is known for its rustic simplicity and its ability to keep heat.

Japanese Sake cup - Hagi ware with box - Beautiful blue glaze work of Seigan Yamane. The cup has the maker's signature mark stamped on the bottom. Height: 2.0" (5 cm). Diameter: aprox 2.5" (6.5 cm). Condition: The cup has a chip in the edge cover by the glaze, apparently made during the manufacturing process (please, see photos).

Beautiful Bizen pair of guinomis by Toko Konishi. Blue Bizen is rare.It has very fine texture. To make hidasuki ware, pieces are wrapped in straw soaked in brine (salt water) and placed into saggars prior to firing. During the firing process, the straw burns away, leaving a 'flash' of sodium vapor on the surface of the pot, which causes a slight glaze formation. These glaze flashes turn the light colored stoneware, and show the areas where the straw was in contact with the body...