Bizen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Junpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of the master Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige family. Although this piece comes from a relatively affordable series among Junpei-sensei’s sake cups, it features a magnificent clay quality true to his dedication to the medium. He refines his carefully selected clay by hand rather than using machinery, resulting in a clay surface free from the grit of crushed sand, which creates a very elegant scarlet hue and a wonderful texture. You can enjoy the essence of Kaneshige Bizen, a style that never tires, while appreciating the elegant shifts in the fragrant, scarlet-hued clay body. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 7.4cm x Diameter 7.2cm x Height 5.4cm Junpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige. He graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994. In 2000, he completed a graduate program in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA, and upon returning to Japan, he studied under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.