Bizen Hidasuki Flower Vase

This is an early Bizen Hidasuki work by Susumu Kaneshige, the eldest son of the master potter Sozan Kaneshige. His work captivates many with its harmony of delicate, elegant clay texture and powerful form. The Hidasuki coloring, with a soft flush like a maiden's lips, possesses a truly graceful charm that draws you in to gaze at it endlessly. Inheriting the Hidasuki technique from his father, Sozan, he expresses it as a surface rather than a line, creating a unique landscape. The imposing form is truly remarkable, characteristic of Susumu-sensei, who excels in powerful shaping. Signed wooden box (shihozan)
Diameter 15.5cm × Diameter 15.3cm × Height 24.0cm Susumu Kaneshige is the eldest son of the Intangible Cultural Property holder, Sozan Kaneshige. After graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University in 1969, he began his path in pottery under his father. He became independent in 1979. He primarily focuses on tea ceramics using the potter's wheel, and his signature style is defined by deep firing. He is committed to eliminating unnecessary decoration and channeling his own soul directly into the clay. He rarely enters public exhibitions, preferring to focus his energy on solo exhibitions, which he holds vigorously every year at department stores in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto. In 1995, he held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany, and in 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.