Kiyomizu Ware Mug Hana Kururi Handcraft Plum Blossom Sakura Kyoto Japan

Handcraft Red Cherry Plum Sakura in Kyoto, Japan. This is a gorgeous vintage handcrafted ceramic mug with braided handle and plum floral pattern in cherry red. The inside is white washed with delicate plum floral painted on the inside edge. Signed by Artist on base. Mug is in excellent condition, free of chips and cracks. Measures 3.75 inches tall and,d 3 inches at rim. Please Zoom the photos to appreciate all the details, as well as to best understand overall condition.

Kiyomizu is one of the traditional crafts that represent Kyoto, originally started in the pottery of Kiyomizu Slope neighborhood toward the Kiyomizu-dera. Pottery and porcelain made in Kyoto is generally known as Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware. The splendor and refined elegance of Kyo-style-ceramics, Kiyomizu ware is created based on sophisticated design and various proficient skills. History of pottery and porcelain in Kyoto started more than 1,200 years ago,in Nara period. A Buddhist preist, Gyokib built a kiln and made earthenware in Seikanji. Now the ruins of the temple is called "Chawan-zaka". Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware products are mostly handmade and the feature of that is in wide variety in small quantity.

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