{"product_id":"p6138","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen sake cup by Kousuke Kaneshige, the leader of the Kaneshige family and son of the legendary Toyo Kaneshige, the father of the Bizen pottery revival.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was fired at the end of 2020 during the first kiln firing in approximately two years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is decorated with a rich variety of kiln-altered colors, including yellow sesame (ki-goma), sangiri, and ash-covered effects.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe front \"nuke\" (clear patch) reveals an exceptionally rare earthen texture compared to the surrounding areas, giving it a profound character that invites you to season it with sake as you \"grow\" the piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior also features the same soft earthen texture as the front, while the swirling wheel marks create subtle shifts in light and shadow, adding delicate variations to the rare clay surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sharp silhouette with its slightly tapering shoulder is reminiscent of Toyo Kaneshige's work, providing an excellent, expert grip.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIncludes signed wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.1cm x 6.7cm x Height 6.0cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nKousuke Kaneshige was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1943 as the third son of Toyo Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe completed his graduate studies in sculpture at the same university in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began exhibiting his ceramic work in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer in the School of Letters at Tokai University, he returned to Okayama in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1982, he built an ascending kiln in Kagato, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he created the ceramic mural \"Light and Wind\" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance building in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997 and has held numerous solo exhibitions across Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2012, he was designated as a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe creates objects, tea ware, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels.","brand":"金重晃介","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618709622881,"sku":"6138","price":45000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6138.jpg?v=1790240890","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6138","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}