Bizen-yaki Crane's Neck Vase

This Bizen-yaki hanaire (花入 - vase) was fired in a traditional wood-fueled noborigama (登り窯 - climbing kiln), with the ash and flames producing the rustic texture and organic colours that Bizen-yaki is loved for. The shape is the organic and classic tsurukubi (鶴首 - crane's neck) shape.

This vase was designed by 19th-generation potter Mori Toshiaki for the Genso line and was made by potters of the Mori family. The vase comes in a kiribako (桐箱 - paulownia wooden box) signed by the artist.

Due to the organic and random nature of hand-potting and wood-firing, each piece is unique.