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🍐This beautiful pear-shaped porcelain bottle from Japan is covered in a distinctive green flambé glaze. It was made by Ishiguro Kōkō of the Sumida Pottery in Tokyo, named after the nearby Sumida River.

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Flambé glazes such as this require high-firing temperatures and the exact results are not entirely controllable. They rely on many factors such as the thickness of the glaze application and the kiln’s atmosphere.

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First perfected in China, the technique was later copied and adapted by other cultures, such as Japan where this piece is from. In Japanese this type of glaze is known as ‘yōhen’, or ‘kiln transmutation’ glaze. 🍐EA1989.13