{"product_id":"p5918","title":"Bizen ware horseback cup","description":"This is a brand new Bizen \"bajohai\" (horseback cup) just taken from the kiln by Kazuki Nakamura, a master artisan who carries on the lineage of the legendary sake vessel makers Rokuro and Makoto Nakamura, creating works of profound depth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile inheriting the legacy of these masters of sake vessel making, this piece bears Kazuki's signature style, incorporating a unique sensibility that distinguishes it from the work of his father and grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFresh from the kiln this June, this latest piece is a stemmed sake cup; while the horseback cup typically features a tall, slender silhouette, this particular work has a stout, robust appearance that evokes the spirit of the great masters of the Showa era.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire piece features magnificent \"kase-goma\" (dry, bark-like ash glaze) that resembles the texture of tree bark, which creates a striking contrast with the vibrant \"nuke\" (clear patch) of gold and scarlet hues on the front.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn contrast to the exterior, with its refined firing and gold-hued ornamentation, the interior features a rich, luscious clay texture that looks almost as if it were melting. The clay body, fired slightly firmer than his usual sweet scarlet hue, reveals a wonderful, faintly glowing orange luster.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (with two-sided slats)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.2cm x 6.4cm x Height 6.8cm\n\nKazuki Nakamura was born in 1980 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the eldest son of Makoto Nakamura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, and his father, Makoto Nakamura, to hone his ceramic techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe fired his first kiln and became an independent artist in 2006.","brand":"中村和樹","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618692616289,"sku":"5918","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5918.jpg?v=1790240683","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p5918","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}