Bizen Hidasuki Sake Cup

This is a Bizen Hidasuki sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist and former apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. The combination of the reddish-brown clay texture and the scarlet fire-cord patterns creates a profound aesthetic that evokes the very scent of the earth, something words alone cannot capture. This high-quality Hidasuki, made possible only by Koriki-sensei’s daily dedication to the study of clay and firing techniques, is a piece I would recommend to anyone. The footwork, which inherits the "Sozanism" of finding allure within strength, is also magnificent. Original signed box (shiho-san)
Diameter 6.4cm × Diameter 6.3cm × Height 5.9cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he set his heart on the path of ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989 to learn the techniques of the craft. Following seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996 and struck out on his own, successfully firing his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since. In 1999, he submitted work to the "Exhibition of Confectionery Vessels I Want to Use" and was selected, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.