Hidasuki Small Tea Bowl

This is a Hidasuki (fire-cord) small tea bowl from Yoshinobu Morimoto's new exhibition. Drawing on the sensibilities he has refined through his extensive study and practice of ancient Bizen ware, he has created a form full of dynamic energy that conveys a free and spirited character. After being hand-molded, the piece was chamfered, giving it a deep, textured quality that makes the somewhat coarse clay appear as if it is rising up. The intense Hidasuki scenery, achieved using a specially crafted clay, appears to float off the surface as if it were fluorescent. Designed as a versatile small bowl, it can be used for anything, from café au lait or matcha to a serving bowl. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 11.3cm x 11.1cm x Height 8.3cm

About the Yoshinobu Morimoto New Works 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 Tanabe Museum of Art’s "Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition" in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Sake Vessels Exhibition" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2009, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Tea Bowl Exhibition" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2010, he held a solo exhibition, "Yoshinobu Morimoto Special Feature," at Tenmaya, Okayama, and has continued to hold solo exhibitions in various locations.