Bizen Sake Cup

This Bizen ware sake cup is the work of Takahiro Hosokawa, who continues to follow the path inspired by his grandfather, the master craftsman Eiraku Takemura. His work is characterized by a powerful style that retains prominent, spring-like potter's wheel marks. As if that were not enough, he has further indented the piece from three sides with his fingers, adding a bold sense of movement to the undulating landscape of the wheel marks. The soft, matte sesame glaze (kase-goma) with its pinkish "nuke" (unfired spots) is also highly unique. Original signed wooden box (two-sided crosspiece)
Diameter 6.3cm x Diameter 6.3cm x Height 6.1cm Takahiro Hosokawa was born in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1979. He completed his studies at the Bizen Pottery Center in 1999 and apprenticed under his grandfather, Eiraku Takemura. He established his own studio in 2000.