Guinomi “Glorious Transformation”

This is "Glorious Transformation," a brand-new sake cup fresh from the kiln by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki. True to Ichikawa-sensei’s style of shaping his boundless ideas through the supreme medium of clay, this is an exceptionally original and unconventional piece. As the title "Transformation" suggests, the work offers a dazzling display of vibrant, rapidly shifting glazes. The base features his signature platinum glaze, complemented by the vivid blue glaze seen in his "Blue Staircase" (Ao no Kaitei) series. Combined with vivid orange and gold accents, the color scheme—overflowing with Ichikawa-sensei’s characteristic flair—builds a magnificent world of transformation. While blue and vivid orange might at first seem too ostentatious, the glaze tones are masterfully adjusted so that the colors do not clash, but rather harmonize as if they were always meant to be a set. Signed wooden box
Diameter 7.1cm × Diameter 7.0cm × Height 6.4cm Toru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo. He began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki in June 2011 and established his own studio in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.