{"product_id":"p5951","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Teacup","description":"This is a Bizen hidaski tea cup by Tadashi Yoshimoto, a devoted pupil of the Bizen ware Living National Treasure Kei Fujiwara, who carries on his mentor's philosophy and artistic style.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA pottery biography dated around 2014 is enclosed, suggesting the piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe work features the signature electric kiln hidaski (fire-cord) style of the Fujiwara school, characterized by a deep reddish clay base marked by vibrant fire-cord patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe appearance of the red coloring differs between the two; the cup on the left features a reddish clay where the hidaski is more subtle, while the one on the right, despite its strong red tones, displays a clear, distinct hidaski pattern over a light orange clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMade from highly refined, smooth ta-do (rice paddy clay), the form exhibits a sense of vitality achieved by throwing the fine-grained clay in a single continuous movement.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe smooth texture makes these cups perfect for daily use, and they are also an ideal gift as a pair of tea cups.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was purchased new and kept carefully in storage, never having been opened.\n\nOriginal wooden box (Nihōsan style)\u003cbr\u003e\nLeft: Diameter 7.9cm x 7.8cm x Height 10.0cm\u003cbr\u003e\nRight: Diameter 8.2cm x 8.1cm x Height 10.1cm\n\nTadashi Yoshimoto was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1943.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became an in-house apprentice to Living National Treasure Kei Fujiwara in 1964.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe studied under him for 19 years until Master Fujiwara's passing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1975, he built his own kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, and became an independent artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt the time of his first kiln firing, he was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition, and the East Chugoku Branch Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe subsequently became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1986.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1988, he received the Kaneshige Tōyō Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2007, he was designated as a Holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards include: Okayama Prefectural Exhibition, East Chugoku Branch Exhibition, Tōshinkai Exhibition, Chunichi International Ceramic Exhibition, Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, Ceramic Biennale, and the Yakishime Ceramics Competition, among others.","brand":"吉本 正","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618318930017,"sku":"5951","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5951.jpg?v=1790234976","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p5951","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}