Item Description: 寺本守 Teramoto Mamoru（1949– ) — Yakishime Zogan-sai Tsubo (Sasama-yaki Unglazed Stoneware Jar with Polychrome Inlay Decoration) A powerful and visually captivating large round jar (tsubo) in yakishime (unglazed, high-fired stoneware) from Sasama-yaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, decorated with an extraordinary zogan-sai (polychrome inlay) technique. The work exemplifies Teramoto Mamoru's deeply personal synthesis of ancient Japanese firing traditions with a boldly expressive contemporary aesthetic. Standing 35.5 cm tall with a body diameter of 27.5 cm, this imposing vessel commands the room. The warm, iron-rich amber-brown and dark umber body — produced by prolonged high-temperature firing — provides the perfect ground for the piece's most striking feature: sweeping inlay lines and scattered polychrome dots applied across the entire surface. The effect is simultaneously cosmic and natural — suggestive of shooting stars crossing a night sky, wind-bent grasses in an autumn field, or the intricate patterns of flowing water. The zogan inlay technique, in which contrasting clays or pigments are pressed into carved channels before firing, here achieves a remarkable delicacy against the raw force of the yakishime body. A deeply incised seal mark (tōin) is impressed on the base. The piece comes with its original signed wooden storage box (tomobako). Size Height: 35.5 cm Width: 27.5 cm Depth: 27.5 cm Weight: 3,350 g Condition The piece is in excellent overall condition with no notable cracks, chips, or repairs. Artist Profile 寺本守 Teramoto Mamoru (1949– ) is a ceramicist based in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, working in the yakishime unglazed stoneware tradition. After training in Kutani under Matsumoto Saichi, he established his kiln in Kasama in 1976. He has exhibited widely in major Japanese craft exhibitions including the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dentō Kōgei-ten) and the Japan Ceramics Art Exhibition (Tōbi-ten), receiving awards including the Japan Kogei Association Prize (2010) and the Asahi Shimbun Prize (2006). He is a full member of the Japan Kogei Association. His work spans yakishime firing, overglaze enamels, zogan (inlay), and ginsai (silver glaze), and is characterised by bold, free-spirited forms overlaid with intricate, unexpected surface decoration. NOITICE: The lot will be carefully packaged and sent by Japan Post, DHL or FedEx depend on the situation. It takes about 3 weeks to receive normally. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Sometimes Customes or delivery company in your country contact you for Customs clearance via phone or email. Please make sure that you could answer the phone. If you don't, the parcel will return to me and it cost more double shipping fee for reshipping. I appreciate your cooperation.