桜図藤蔓急須 (Sometsuke Kyūsu Tea Pot)

3D Model

This small tea pot [Jap: kyūsu] with a painted sometsuke sakura motif has a handle made from a wisteria vine. Maker: Kensuke Aoyama. English site here. Kensuke Aoyama is the son of master Sokei Aoyama. Kiln: Kusanokashiragama, Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture. Available for sale from Kusanokashiragama (see “About the Kiln” below).

染付桜図藤蔓急須（藤の蔓を使った持ち手の急須） 作家のプロフィールはこちら。 草の頭窯、多治見市、岐阜県

About Kusanokashiragama Kiln

“Our base stoneware material is mainly made from Kibushi clay in our area” says Master Sokei Aoyama. “We dig at Mt. Urayama for the raw material for Oni-ita iron powder. We mix it with cobalt oxide to make Yamagosu paint. Drawing inspiration from the animals and plants around us, we paint our porcelain to produce the final product - Mino Kosometsuke. As you can see, it is produced wholly from local materials.”