Hidasuki Hexagonal Sake Cup

This is a Hidasuki hexagonal sake cup from Yoshinobu Morimoto's new exhibition. It is part of a series that expresses the world of Chaji (tea ceremony), featuring high-status utensils used in tea kaiseki arranged in the Bizen style. It recreates the highly prestigious Kiseto hexagonal sake cup—often served with an "azuke-tokkuri" (a sake server kept by the host)—using the Hidasuki technique, making it a work born from the truly creative ingenuity typical of a "creative replica." The Hidasuki markings are applied with careful attention to the front face and the interior scenery, with the striking red Hidasuki standing out beautifully against the black background. By challenging the prestigious world of Kiseto hexagonal sake cups with the high-impact contrast of red and black achievable only in Bizen ware, this piece is sure to evolve further when wet and captivate all who behold it. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 7.7cm x 7.7cm × Height 4.7cm


About Yoshinobu Morimoto's New Exhibition Yoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976. He completed his studies at the Bizen Pottery Center in 1996. After working independently, he held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2004. Since then, he has held annual solo exhibitions primarily in Tokyo and across Japan. He was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" at the Tanabe Museum of Art in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Sake Cup Exhibition" at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, Tokyo. In 2009, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Tea Bowl Exhibition" at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, Tokyo. He continues to hold solo exhibitions in various locations, including the "Yoshinobu Morimoto Special Exhibition" at Tenmaya, Okayama in 2010.