{"product_id":"p4878","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Yahazu Mizusashi","description":"This is a Bizen hidaski yahazu (notched-rim) water jar by Sozan Kaneshige, a master craftsman beloved for his work who began his career as an assistant to his older brother, the legendary potter Toyo Kaneshige. While Sozan-sensei began creating Bizen ware in earnest at his Maruyama kiln in his mid-fifties, this piece dates from around his sixtieth year and features the hidaski firing in an electric kiln that became one of his hallmarks. Thoroughly fired in a custom-made electric kiln capable of both electric and wood firing, it is characterized by its rich coloring and moist clay surface. The soft, mugwort-colored clay—the true essence of Sozan’s hidaski—is also magnificent, and its beauty and depth of character are such that one cannot help but feel a physical craving for it, despite it being ceramic. He hides a taut strength within his generous style, achieving an overwhelming presence even while eschewing extreme decoration. On the base, he has carved a thin pentagonal mark like a hidden incision, a detail typical of Sozan-sensei’s thorough attention to every aspect of his work.\n\nOriginal signed box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 18.6cm × Diameter 18.2cm × Height 17.2cm\n\nSozan Kaneshige (1909–1995) was the younger brother of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige, and worked alongside him until around 1951. Renowned for his Momoyama-style hidaski, he was considered a leading authority on tea ceramics. In 1964, he built the Maruyama kiln in the eastern suburbs of Okayama City, and in 1966, his announcement of Momoyama-style hidaski fired in an electric kiln created quite a stir. In 1982, he moved to Inbe to build the Ushigami-shita kiln, and in 1983, he was designated a holder of an important intangible cultural property by Okayama Prefecture. He received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award, the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award, and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. He passed away in 1995.","brand":"金重素山","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618664599649,"sku":"4878","price":300000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/4878.jpg?v=1790239597","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p4878","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}