Hasegawa Gama Mashiko-ware Yunomi vintage hagi vase Bizen clay is dug up

Bizen clay is dug up from rice fields and this iron rich clay is what gives most Bizen-ware its dark colours

Decorations on newer kokeshi tend to have a coat of lacquer over the top

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(held every year thereafter)

however there are some light coloured marks on the bottom

Hasegawa Gama Mashiko-ware Yunomi vintage hagi vase Bizen clay is dug up*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a pair of Mashiko ware yunomi style tea cups made around 20 years ago by Hasegawa Gama. They are wheel thrown and coated in deep red glaze made from copper, and the lower part of the cups feature kaki glaze and iron oxide. The rims were dipped in lighter coloured glaze forming a lovely yohen effect. Also these cups are