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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 228287, member: 2844&quot;]It looks like it is made using the traditional Japanese Raku technique. Raku is held in high esteem in Japan and among studio potters in the West. It always looks rough and very handmade.</p><p>Yours is probably a western piece. Here is some info on Raku:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_ware" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_ware" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_ware</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a piece from the Raku museum in Kyoto, Japan:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteatrekker.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fimg_3633.jpg%3Fw%3D300%26amp%3Bh%3D273&amp;sp=78b89a07e39c6adc67cee0cc7f43d330" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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