HIRADO KOHSYO DANEMON Kiln Mikawachi Ware Crane-Neck Vase / 平戸洸祥団右ヱ門窯 菊花飾染付鶴首花瓶 101401 or even a small flower

or even a small flower vase

Shunzan Kiln (俊山窯) has been passed down through three generations

Kasumigusa (かすみ草

At the centre

Small cracks

HIRADO KOHSYO DANEMON Kiln Mikawachi Ware Crane-Neck Vase / 平戸洸祥団右ヱ門窯 菊花飾染付鶴首花瓶 101401 or even a small flowerThe story of Mikawachi ware () began in 1598 in the hills above Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture (). For generations, its porcelain was created for the lords of the Hirado domain and as prestigious presentation pieces, rather than for ordinary commercial production. The expectation was always exceptional craftsmanship, and this freedom to work without prioritising speed or cost shaped Mikawachi ware into something extraordinarily delicate and