Bizen ware sake bottle

This Bizen sake bottle is from Yoshinobu Morimoto's latest exhibition. It is part of a series that expresses the world of *chaji* (tea gatherings), created with the intention of being used as an *oazuke tokkuri*—a highly formal sake server used in tea *kaiseki* meals. Guided by the aesthetic sensibilities of tea ceramics, the piece was fired with a clearly defined front, and its entire surface is covered in a magnificent natural ash glaze (*hai-kaburi*). Furthermore, it features three unique, whimsical "nuke" (unfired spots) that are truly one-of-a-kind, perfectly satisfying the requirement of being both a functional tool to be nurtured through use and an object of aesthetic appreciation. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim 3.8cm x Body 9.8cm x 9.6cm x Height 14.3cm

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 throughout the country, primarily in Tokyo. He was selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art’s "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Sake Ware Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, and in 2009, he participated in the "Contemporary Tea Bowl Exhibition" at the same venue. He continues to hold solo exhibitions in various locations, including a 2010 feature exhibition at Tenmaya in Okayama.