{"product_id":"p6223","title":"Ao-Shino Sake Cup","description":"This is a newly fired Blue Shino sake cup by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nFired around April 2021, this unique piece is made by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a traditional Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the overall aesthetic follows the tradition of Shino ware, the overlapping effect of the climbing kiln firing creates a luxurious transition between Shino and Bizen landscapes: in areas where the feldspar glaze is thin, it shifts into kiln-altered effects resembling Bizen's green \"goma\" (sesame) glaze, while hints of gold appear on the exposed clay surfaces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat draws the eye most to this work is its glaze, which stretches out like a vast blue sky, brimming with the characteristic style of Mr. Baba, who is dedicated to cobalt-infused blue kiln alterations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile retaining the soft, beautiful colors typical of feldspar-based Shino ware, the overlapping sky-blue glaze creates subtle variations in shading that are a delight to behold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe orthodox form, combined with the texture of the glaze, makes it incredibly pleasant to use.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.7cm x 7.7cm x Height 5.6cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAspiring to become a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his artistic perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he further honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently active mainly through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618711687265,"sku":"6223","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6223.jpg?v=1790240966","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6223","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}