Bizen soy sauce bottle USED

This is a Bizen soy sauce pourer by Rokuro Nakamura, a master craftsman of whom Bizen is proud and who was hailed as a god of sake ware making. While famous as a god of sake ware, Master Rokuro Nakamura also produced many pieces of tableware and slab-built houhin (side-handled teapots); among these, this is a rare, hand-coiled soy sauce pourer. Its design suggests clay squeezed like a wringing dishcloth, with interesting spatula marks resembling button fastenings carved into the sides. The lid and saucer are also meticulously crafted, making this a masterpiece that allows you to feel the softness of the clay. It would also be interesting to use as a small sake pourer. (There is a scent of soy sauce from the spout; please be aware of this, though it does not affect its use.) Signed wooden box (double-slat lid)
Body: 9.9cm diameter including spout × 7.9cm diameter × 9.7cm height including lid
Saucer: 11.5cm diameter × 11.4cm diameter × 2.3cm height Master Rokuro Nakamura worked as a company employee until the end of the war, but in 1945, he began studying under Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige to refine his skills, eventually building the Rokuro Kiln and becoming independent in 1961. He preferred to create sake ware such as tokkuri (sake bottles) on the potter's wheel. Using the slab-building technique, he also produced houhin, kyusu (teapots), and tea bowls. His style was rustic and wild, and as his work was unglazed pottery, he placed great importance on firing, devoting significant effort to loading the kiln, which determined the quality of his work. He was certified as a Traditional Craftsman in 1986, received the Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Award that same year, and was awarded the Order of the Blue Paulownia Leaves (7th Class) in the Spring Decorations of 1989. He passed away in April 2004.