Bizen sake bottle

This is a Bizen sake bottle by Junpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of the master Kousuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige family. It features the *kase-goma* (dry sesame glaze) technique in which the Kaneshige family excels; the more you handle and compare it, the more you can feel the dedication put into the clay preparation and finishing, drawing you deeper into the world of the piece. The unique quality of the clay, with its subtle golden hue, transitions from wine red to orange, as if the piece itself were pleading to be washed with sake. It is lighter than it looks, and combined with its magnificent firing and clay texture, this is a sake bottle so exquisite it might just make you drink a little too much. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim 4.0cm x Body 8.1cm x 8.1cm x Height 14.0cm; Capacity 340cc Junpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972, as the eldest son of Kousuke Kaneshige. He graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994. In 2000, he completed a graduate program in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA, and upon returning to Japan, he studied under his father, Kousuke Kaneshige.