{"product_id":"p6003","title":"Ibe Hidasuki Sake Bottle","description":"While being part of the Kaneshige lineage, he has always continued to question himself, \u003cbr\u003e\ncreating works not as Kaneshige Yuho, but as a potter named Yuho. \u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an Ibe hidasuki tokkuri (sake bottle) from an earlier period by Kaneshige Yuho-sensei. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA pottery history dating up to 1995 is included, \u003cbr\u003e\nsuggesting it was produced around that time. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece was fired in an electric kiln at Ushigami-shita in Ibe, and it is marked with his early \"Yu\" potter's seal. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt features the hidasuki (scarlet-fire-cord) technique inherited from Kaneshige Sozan-sensei, which is rarely seen today; the straw wrapped around the neck extends down to the body before converging again at the base. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis creates a variety of hidasuki patterns on the body, including thick, lightning-like crinkled lines and very clear, thin lines, which intersect intricately to produce the characteristic sense of rhythm found in the Sozan style. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is a flattened globular shape traditional to the Kaneshige family, derived from Kaneshige Toyo-sensei, with sharp spatula marks at the neck that define the overall structure against the swelling elliptical body. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough it is an earlier work, there are no signs of use or stains.\n\nSigned wooden box (four-way cleat)\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.3cm x Body 11.2cm x Body 10.4cm x Height 10.1cm Capacity approx. 410cc\n\nKaneshige Yuho-sensei was born as the third son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Kaneshige Sozan-sensei. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1975, he began learning pottery techniques under his father, Kaneshige Sozan-sensei. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 1980 and held his first solo exhibition in Okayama. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently focuses on tea ceramics such as tea bowls, water jars, and flower vases, as well as tableware. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor tea bowls, which he particularly enjoys, he places importance on the interior design (mikomi) and pursues a balance between ease of use and the exterior form. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Prefectural Exhibition Sanyo Shimbun Award, the Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition Encouragement Award, and the Tanko Biennale Encouragement Award, among others. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2003 and the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 2018. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is also active in holding solo exhibitions, which take place at various locations both within and outside the prefecture.","brand":"金重有邦","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618702413921,"sku":"6003","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6003.jpg?v=1790240779","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6003","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}