Oribe copper glaze sake cup by the great master Sadamitsu Sugimoto
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Directory: Artists: Ceramics: Pottery: Contemporary: Item # 1455963
Directory: Artists: Ceramics: Pottery: Contemporary: Item # 1455963
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This piece is made of copper glaze called "oribe". At first , it is covered with feldspar and painted with iron and next it is covered with copper glaze. It is firing into burning charcoal in the kiln, so there are complicated atmosphere, oxidation and reduction.
The oxidation atmosphere makes the copper glaze red, the reduction atmosphere makes it green and the mixture atmosphere makes complicated color.
Size 6.0 cm (D) 5.7cm (H)
Accessary : wooden box signed by the potter.