A combination of techniques is used here, the lower half of the body being mold-blown and the upper half free-blown to create a gentle curve. The handle is made by twisting a glass rod while it is hot. The tips of the handle were fixed to the semicircular protrusions so that the handle could pivot in both directions. (Today, the handle is fixed.) The glass is in deep cobalt blue. Iridescence appears on the body and shoulder. This Nagasaki glass wine ewer is a masterpiece.