Hagi Ware Trumpet Cup — Wave-Rim Form, Ivory Glaze with Iron Blush

A hand-thrown Hagi-yaki cup in the classic flared, trumpet (asagao/"morning-glory") silhouette, with a soft, undulating wave-rim rather than a true circle — a hallmark of the loose, unforced throwing style associated with Hagi ware. The body tapers down to a narrow, straight footring, giving the piece a light, top-heavy stance typical of the tradition's tea-ceremony vessels.

The glaze is the soft, porous ivory/cream associated with Hagi's signature Hagi-gusuri (straw-ash and feldspathic glaze), with warm ochre and rust blushes pooling around the interior well and drifting down the body — the result of iron in the clay migrating through the glaze during firing. Hagi glazes are famously absorbent and prone to fine crazing, which over years of use develops the prized "nanabake" (七化け) — a gradual shift in tone from repeated exposure to tea and handling; the soft color variation visible here is consistent with that character, whether from age or firing.

Details:

• Origin: Hagi ware (Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) — specific kiln/potter unconfirmed from the visible mark

• Form: Flared trumpet-form cup (asagao-gata) with soft wave-edge rim, narrow tapered footring

• Glaze: Ivory/cream Hagi glaze (wara-bai or chōseki-based) with natural ochre-rust iron blushing and fine crazing

• Decoration: None applied — coloring is from glaze/clay iron reaction and natural crazing

• Base: Unglazed footring and interior rim, exposing reddish-brown Hagi clay body; small incised mark on foot

• Condition: Good vintage/secondhand condition — please check photos for chips, glaze pinholing, or firing marks

• Quantity: Single piece

• Dimensions: (L) 12cm x (H) 7.2cm