{"product_id":"p4557","title":"Gold and Platinum Painted Kagutsuchi Kiritate \"Ra\" Black","description":"This is a new gold and platinum-glazed \"Kagutsuchi\" cylindrical \"Ra\" vessel in black by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki. It is a highly original and exceptional piece, characteristic of Ichikawa-sensei, who brings his endless stream of ideas to life through the supreme medium of clay. For this work, he has further evolved the intense *kairagi* (crackle glaze) of his Kagutsuchi series, named after the fire god Kagutsuchi from Japanese mythology. By combining a fine-grained glaze known as \"Kagutsuchi-ki\" with a smooth, voluminous glaze in a patchwork-like composition, he has created a world of incredible delicacy. The lizard-skin-like black glaze features scales that transform randomly into gold, creating a landscape that possesses both the splendor and mystery unique to ceramics. The \"Ra\" indigo glaze, which has a three-dimensional, oil-painting-like quality, is exceptionally vivid, creating a stunning contrast with the black glaze in both texture and color. Titled \"Kiritate\"—another name for a cylindrical *mukozuke* (side dish bowl)—it is light and easy to use, making it suitable not only as a *mukozuke* but also as a small rocks glass or tea cup.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please allow some time for delivery).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.3cm x Diameter 8.2cm x Height 7.3cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo. He began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki in June 2011 and became independent in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618633896033,"sku":"4557","price":17820.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/4557.jpg?v=1790239216","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p4557","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}