Bizen sake cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Kosuke Kaneshige, the leader of the Kaneshige family, whose father was the great restorer of Bizen ware and Living National Treasure, Toyo Kaneshige. It features a beautiful, well-melted yellow sesame glaze (kigoma) often seen on tea bowls. The *hidaski* (fire-cord) markings on the interior are also remarkably vibrant, and combined with the elegant yellow glaze, they create a landscape that truly resembles a miniature tea bowl. As you pour sake into it, the *hidaski* markings will become even more vivid, delighting the viewer time and time again. Signed wooden box (shiho-san type)
Diameter 6.1cm x Diameter 6.0cm x Height 6.1cm Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 1968 and completed his graduate studies there in 1970. He began exhibiting his ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University's School of Letters, he returned to his hometown in 1977. He built a climbing kiln in 1982. He produces objects, tea utensils, vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic mural "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994. In 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Exhibition in Paris. He holds solo exhibitions in various locations, including Tokyo and Osaka. In 2012, he was designated a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property.