Bizen Sake Server

This is a new Bizen sake server by Go Kaneshige, who established his kiln in Kugui and continues his research and pottery making. It expresses the new style of firing that Go is exploring as he seeks to move beyond the traditional Kaneshige firing methods. Ash has accumulated on the surface of the vessel as if clinging to it, creating a very dense, gray ash-covered finish (haikaburi). The bottom half features an orange clay body, reflecting Go's vision of his own personal style characterized by this interplay of gray and orange. Signed wooden box to follow (please allow some time for shipping).
Diameter including spout 9.6cm × Diameter 8.4cm × Height 11.9cm Go Kaneshige was born as the second son of the Intangible Cultural Property holder Michiaki Kaneshige, and is the grandson of the great Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. Go Kaneshige graduated from the Ashiya College of Art in 1988. After working at the Atelier Hikousen Ceramic Research Institute, he returned to Bizen in 1992. He exhibited at the Bizen Young Artists Exhibition in September 1996 and has been active in events such as the Kaneshige Family Exhibition since May 1999.