Bizen sake cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Kazuki Nakamura, an artist who carries on the tradition of master sake-ware potters Rokuro Nakamura and Shin Nakamura to create works of profound character. Featuring a characteristic style of the Nakamura family, the piece has a reddish clay surface with well-melted, glass-like sesame glaze scattered across it. The sesame glaze has a faint greenish tint, reminiscent of the natural ash glazes of Shigaraki or Iga ware, and creates a sense of depth against the reddish body. The interior also reveals the rich, reddish quality of the clay, promising to develop even more character the more it is used. Signed wooden box (double-slat lid)
Diameter 7.9cm x Diameter 7.8cm x Height 4.9cm Kazuki Nakamura was born in 1980 as the eldest son of Shin Nakamura. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather and father to refine his ceramic techniques. He fired his first kiln and became an independent artist in 2006.