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Large Bizen Kame-Jar by Hoshino Sei
Hoshino Sei (b.1959) apprenticed to Mori Togaku in 1996 working on the large O-gama kiln project that continues to this day. Hoshino established his own kiln in 2003. Hoshino's works are in three Buddhist temple collections in Osaka as well as the Setouchi City Hall. This Hoshino large jar has a dynamic firing in various tones; another piece having been placed over the top--stuffed with rice straw-- accounts for the scarlet red neck. A museum piece in perfect condition, 52cm.tallx45, signed on side, with a signed wooden placard.