Ash-glazed sake cup

This is an ash-glazed sake cup by Motoo Kaneshige, the fourth son of the great restorer of Bizen ware, Toyo Kaneshige, who continues to craft pottery in Mie. This piece features a white glaze applied and then carefully fired in the kiln to give the glaze a profound depth. Its wide-open form, which surely allows the fragrance of sake to fully expand, is reminiscent of Sozan Kaneshige. As you use it, the white glaze will take on a more refined hue, and as time passes, the scenery of the piece will only grow richer. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 8.8cm × 8.7cm × Height 4.3cm Motoo Kaneshige is the fourth son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige, born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1945. He graduated from the Musashino Art University Department of Industrial Design, specializing in craft and industrial design, in 1968. In 1993, he created and fired pottery at the Ryugo Kiln (the studio of Atsushi Kawakita, grandson of Handeishi Kawakita). In 1999, he served as a panelist for the Musashino Art University regional forum "Art & Design." He moved to Misugi Village, Ichishi District, Mie Prefecture, in 2001, and the following year, he built an anagama kiln using handmade sun-dried bricks. In 2003, he fired unglazed works using Iga clay. Between 1995 and 2000, he exhibited his ceramic works in group exhibitions and has held numerous solo exhibitions in various locations.