{"product_id":"p6207","title":"Shuten Invisible\/\/Ray","description":"This is \"Invisible\/\/Ray,\" a new sake cup (guinomi) by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an exceptionally creative work that exemplifies Ichikawa-sensei's ability to give shape to his boundless ideas through the supreme medium of clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis new work is titled \"Invisible\/\/Ray,\" representing a new pinnacle for the Ray series, and incorporates various themes under the title of \"invisible light.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy incorporating a giant seashell directly into the form of the piece, \u003cbr\u003e\nIchikawa-sensei moves away from his previous style of \"deconstruction and reconstruction,\" \u003cbr\u003e\ninstead opting for the \"replication and evolution\" of existing material, \u003cbr\u003e\ndemonstrating his challenge to find a new method of expression.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the silhouette is that of a literal seashell, \u003cbr\u003e\nits shimmering silver body transcends the boundaries of carbon-based life forms on Earth, \u003cbr\u003e\nappearing as if it belongs to a mollusk living in a sea of mercury on another planet, like something from a science fiction film.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs if this metallic shell arrived on Earth from the edge of the universe by some strange fate, \u003cbr\u003e\ntranscending tens of thousands of light-years of time unreachable by human hands, \u003cbr\u003e\none might find a new meaning in the title \"Invisible\/\/Ray.\"\n\nIncludes signed paulownia wood box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 13.4cm x 14.9cm x Height 11.9cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn June 2011, he began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki, a holder of Okayama Prefecture-designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became an independent artist in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618039418977,"sku":"6207","price":43780.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6207.jpg?v=1790231348","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6207","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}