{"product_id":"p6057","title":"Ibe Shuten","description":"This is an Ibe sake cup (guinomi) by Anjin Abe, an artist with profound insight into and an aesthetic sense for ancient ceramics, who creates one-of-a-kind works through his unique research and firing methods.\u003cbr\u003e\nCreated by Anjin Abe around 2007, this Ibe-style sake cup recreates the technique used for ancient Bizen ware by using clay high in iron content, rather than the cobalt-based slip used by the vast majority of current Bizen potters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIts most notable feature is the deeply lustrous Ibe-style clay surface; it is a very complex shade of dark brownish-black, forming a dense collection of colors where blacks and dark browns intermingle intricately.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nComparable to the Ibe-style surfaces seen on early Edo period water jars, the deep, delicate color, reminiscent of a beetle's shell, is something one could gaze upon endlessly without ever growing tired.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA mist pattern is carved into the front, which creates an interesting contrast with the thick yellow sesame glaze (kigoma) characteristic of Abe's work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe back features a unique carving of a house, providing a distinct, whimsical accent within the bold firing and powerful form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused piece, kept carefully in its original packaging since being purchased new and never opened.\n\nOriginal wooden box (shiho-san, double box)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.2cm, Height 6.2cm\n\nAnjin Abe was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1938.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAspiring to be an artist from a young age, he was active as a Western-style painter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile active as a painter, he collected ceramics as a hobby, but finding contemporary Bizen ware unsatisfying, he began pottery in 1972 to create works that met his own standards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe focuses primarily on tea utensils and flower vases, though he also produces sake vessels.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe conducts research into ancient ceramics, including antique Bizen, and his forms and firing techniques, based on his own theories, are highly regarded both in Japan and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn recognition of his achievements, his works are housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe actively holds solo exhibitions both domestically and internationally in cities including Tokyo, Osaka, New York, Paris, and Taipei.","brand":"安倍安人","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618706968673,"sku":"6057","price":80000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6057.jpg?v=1790240820","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6057","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}