Bizen ware shochu cup

This is a new Bizen shochu cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist who was an apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. By slowly firing high-quality Bizen clay, the artist has achieved a magnificent, dull-gleaming purple texture. The exterior features a slightly glossy, yellowish goma (ash glaze), while the interior shows a dry-textured brown goma. With the relaxed rhythm that characterizes Koriki's style, this piece is crafted to be enjoyed daily without ever becoming tiresome. Paper box
Diameter 8.8cm × Diameter 8.7cm × Height 10.0cm

About Gift Wrapping Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he decided to pursue a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied pottery techniques under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989. After seven years of training, he struck out on his own in 1996 by building a climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, and successfully fired his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held exhibitions annually ever since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Exhibition of Northern Confectionery Bowls I Would Like to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.