HIRADO KOHSYO DANEMON Kiln Mikawachi Ware Crane-Neck Vase / 平戸洸祥団右ヱ門窯 菊花飾染付鶴首花瓶 #31-tan-013-s especially in spring

especially in spring

The sake cups are with the motif of Mt

the vase reveals a warm amber hue beneath

and the elemental fury of nature

HIRADO KOHSYO DANEMON Kiln Mikawachi Ware Crane-Neck Vase / 平戸洸祥団右ヱ門窯 菊花飾染付鶴首花瓶 #31-tan-013-s especially in springThe story of Mikawachi ware () began in 1598 in the hills above Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture (). For generations, its porcelain was created for the lords of the Hirado domain and as prestigious presentation pieces, rather than for ordinary commercial production. The expectation was always exceptional craftsmanship, and this freedom to work without prioritising speed or cost shaped Mikawachi ware into something extraordinarily delicate and