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After your purchase, important delivery information is sent to your registered email address. Please make sure to check your emails regularly until the delivery is complete. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding. By bidding on this lot, you acknowledge and agree to these terms. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. Product Description* This is a Hagi ware tea bowl made by Ryuho Harada. Ryuho Harada / Nagasawa Kiln (原田隆峰 / 長沢窯) Harada Ryuho is a Hagi ware ceramic artist based in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He is widely known for his tea ceremony utensils (such as matcha bowls) that faithfully reproduce the traditional beauty of old Hagi ware. He is also famous as a multi-talented artist who engaged in activities beyond pottery, including writing novels. Born in 1932 in Ogori-cho, Yoshiki-gun, Yamaguchi Prefecture (present-day Ogori, Yamaguchi City), he graduated from Yamaguchi Prefectural Yamaguchi High School and apprenticed under Yamato Shogan, a traditional Hagi ware craftsman. He became independent in 1969 and established the Nagasawa Kiln in Hofu City. From 1973, he was selected for the "Daiichi Bijutsu Ten" (First Art Exhibition) 10 consecutive times. In 1975, he won the Silver Prize at the same exhibition. Harada Ryuho's works are characterized by a coexistence of the formality of traditional Hagi ware and a simple, unpretentious charm that seems to emanate from within. He uses coarse, rough clay and excels at creating a natural and bold texture that makes the most of the rough surface and "stone crackling" (a phenomenon where stones in the clay pop out on the surface during firing). Many of his works feature beautifully flowing white glazes, and the fine cracks (crazing) characteristic of Hagi ware spread beautifully across the surface. With years of use, you can fully enjoy the aging process unique to Hagi ware, as tea or sake seeps into the vessel, and the colors gradually deepen in character. Condition* In Very Good condition. There are pain and stains due to aged deterioration,but no problem with functionality. Please use zoom to inspect all pictures closely for the cosmetic condition. This item is sold as a collectible, decor and not intended for daily use. Shipping* We will send items from yabai artworks Japan. FedEx International Priority DHL WORLD WIDE UPS Worldwide Saver Handling of ceramics （pottery) *Care for pottery (sealing treatment)* Starch will coat the surface and prevent stains from seeping into the pottery. 1. Insert the pottery into a pot filled with starch water (from washing rice or corn or potato starch melted in water) and bring it to a boil on low to medium heat. Let it boil for around 20 minutes on low heat. 2. Let it cool down, then rinse, and allow it to dry naturally. 3. If the crevices are not totally filled after one application, you may try again until they are totally filled. **Prevent Stains, Odors, and Mold** If you soak the product in clean water before use and let it absorb some of the water, this will reduce the amount of impurities able to penetrate the surface. Pottery products are water absorbent, so if they are left in water for a long time, they may absorb impurities, causing stains, odors, and mold. Please wash the product immediately with detergent and dry well. When storing the container, ensure it is kept sufficiently dry. Insufficient drying may cause an odor or mold growth. If the product does become stained or smelly, you can remedy this by dissolving baking soda or kitchen bleach in water and soaking the product in it. ***About crazing*** When pottery and porcelain are fired with glaze, a material containing characteristics similar to glass, it not only adds color and texture to the ceramics, but also prevents water absorption and discoloration. Firing at high temperatures allows the glaze to adhere to the ceramic, but as it naturally cools, cracks may appear on the surface. Cracks may also appear when a vessel is suddenly filled with something hot, and the formation of these cracks is called crazing. Physical objects have the property of expanding when heated and contracting when cooled. Since the ceramic and the glaze have different rates of expansion and contraction, they interfere with each other as the temperature changes, resulting in crazing. Crazing does not mean that the piece is broken or damaged, and there is no impact on its usability, so please do not worry about using it. With continuous use, water and food color will seep through the crazing and give a deeper flavor to the vessel. If you wish to prevent this from happening, you can boil it in water mixed with rice or flour to fill in the cracks before the first usage.