{"product_id":"p6279","title":"Ibe tea bowl","description":"This Ibe tea bowl was created by Kosuke Yashiro, who spent his years as an apprentice dreaming of working with Bizen ware in Ibe, and finally made his debut after realizing his long-held dream of building his own kiln there.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a straightforward, authentic Bizen ware piece, true to Yashiro, who fell in love with the works of the many potters who were born in and passed away in Ibe, and dedicated his life to Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the kiln changes and the texture of the clay give the piece a very understated and subdued overall tone, a closer look reveals a rich variety of colors, including light blue, purple, and orange, creating the quintessentially elegant aesthetic of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe matte, moist clay body combined with the slightly bluish-gray, dry-textured sesame glaze (*kase-goma*) evokes the flavor of the early mountain-clay works of Arimitsu Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the inclusion of small stones gives the *yakishime* (unglazed) surface added charm, as they shift with the spatula marks or peek through the potter's wheel lines—a testament to excellent craftsmanship.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior of the bowl features a finer, powdery sesame glaze than the exterior, spreading a dried, wabi-sabi landscape across the entire inner surface that will beautifully complement the green of tea.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san box included) \u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 16.6cm x 16.2cm x Height 8.1cm\n\nKosuke Yashiro was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAround 2000, he began his apprenticeship under various kilns and artists in Ibe, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn September 2016, he built his own kiln in Ibe and became an independent artist.","brand":"屋代剛右","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618045513825,"sku":"6279","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6279.jpg?v=1790231402","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6279","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}