Vase is 7 " tall by 6 1/2" wide raku-fired vase.

In the traditional Japanese process, the fired raku piece is removed from the hot kiln and is allowed to cool in the open air or in a container filled with combustible material. Raku techniques have been modified by contemporary potters worldwide.
In this case the  piece was taken out of kiln red hot and put it in saw dust which ignited around it creating a beautiful black and multicolored effect.