Bizen Guinomi

This Bizen sake cup is by Jumpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige family. Fired with an abundance of smoke, the piece is covered in a seamless, veil-like layer of fine, matte sesame glaze (*kase-goma*). The distinctive vertical "void" (nuke) is perfectly suited to the *kase-goma* that coats the entire surface, serving as an accent that further enhances the beauty of the glaze. The clay body, which features a gradation of orange, brown, and purple—testament to the depth of Bizen clay—appears to change its hue moment by moment, even now that the firing is complete. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 6.1cm × Diameter 6.0cm × Height 5.7cm Jumpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige. He graduated from Waseda University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1994. In 2000, he completed his graduate studies in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, and upon returning to Japan, he studied under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.