Hidasuki Katakuchi Sake Pourer

This is a Hidasuki katakuchi sake server by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, a former apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. The piece was fired by slowly and carefully raising the temperature as if nursing the clay, resulting in a magnificent, elegant mokuza-colored clay texture. The brilliant Momoyama-style Hidasuki, created using an electric kiln—a method beloved by his mentor, Sozan Kaneshige—stands out beautifully against the mokuza clay. Meticulous attention has been paid even to the coloration of the Hidasuki on the base, ensuring that the piece remains captivating to the eye, both while in use and afterward. Paper box
8.4cm diameter at spout × 7.8cm diameter × 13.2cm height Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Inspired by his father’s love of pottery, he pursued a career in ceramics and, after graduating from high school in 1989, studied under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho Kaneshige to learn the craft. Following seven years of training, he built a climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, and established his own studio in 1996, successfully firing his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has continued to hold them annually since. In 1999, he was selected for the "Sweets Containers I Would Like to Use" exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Design" exhibition for the first time.