{"product_id":"p5991","title":"Bizen ware bowl","description":"This is a new Bizen bowl from July’s firing by Takashi Soga, an artist who challenges the beauty of antiquity by recreating the environment of the era when old Bizen ware was first fired.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTo replicate the firing techniques of the old Bizen period, these pieces are fired in a kiln made entirely of clay, without the use of firebricks that did not exist at the time, defying modern kiln-firing conventions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBecause the all-clay kiln acts as a singular, massive piece of pottery itself, it produces an exquisite \"tsuchi-aji\" (texture of the clay) that transcends modern aesthetics and approaches the quality of antique Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn Soga-sensei’s kiln, the clay structure itself undergoes transformation with every firing, causing the finish of the pieces to change constantly; this latest firing resulted in the brightest scarlet surface seen to date.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis scarlet is not the soft, mellow red of a standard climbing kiln firing, but a deep, firm color inherent to the clay itself, already exhibiting an exquisite luster that makes it feel like the surface of well-worn antique Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith extremely soft *kase-goma* (matte ash glaze) and *hidasuki* (fire-cord) markings that have partially transitioned into *ito-goma* (fine thread-like ash), the piece possesses a unique texture born not only of the clay but of the kiln’s transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFired atop a cylindrical support, the piece has been deformed by the heat, resulting in a dynamic form that twists the half-moon bowl shape even further.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 21.7cm x 19.5cm x Height 5.5cm\n\nTakashi Soga was born in Tokyo in 1984.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe studied under Jun Isezaki in 2009, and in 2012, he built his own all-clay kiln without the use of firebricks in Kuguï, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began his career as an independent ceramic artist in 2013.","brand":"曽我 尭","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618021167201,"sku":"5991","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5991.jpg?v=1790231194","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p5991","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}