Bizen sake cup

This new Bizen guinomi (sake cup) is by Hisanaga Koide, who has made his highly anticipated debut after completing a long apprenticeship under the master Juroku Harada. This piece is well-fired, symbolizing the intense firing techniques Koide has adopted in recent years. It has been fired until the sesame glaze has become rock-hard, far beyond a simple rich texture, with a thick, yellow sesame glaze coating the entire piece like oil paint. The cup was fired using the "kabuse-yaki" (covered firing) technique; the interior, protected from direct flames, has a metallic sheen as if it had been coated with platinum. The prominent throwing marks and traces of fingers in the interior reveal a powerful and energetic rise of the clay, allowing the viewer to enjoy the wonderful essence of the Juroku style. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 7.4cm × Diameter 7.2cm × Height 5.1cm Hisanaga Koide was born in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1978. In 1997, he became an apprentice to Juroku Harada. He became independent in 2011 and built an anagama kiln in Ushimado-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. He fired his first kiln in 2013.