{"product_id":"p6329","title":"Polychrome Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a polychrome Bizen sake cup (guinomi) by Anjin Abe, an artist who possesses profound insight into and an aesthetic sense for ancient ceramics, and who creates one-of-a-kind works through his original research and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\nA powerful composition featuring a majestic Red Fuji against a background of ultramarine is depicted on this piece; the artist’s high compositional skill is evident once again in details such as the gold leaf, which is embedded into the work to appear as if it were a frame.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe gold leaf on this work is of a highly brilliant type; it radiates light like polished gold, creating a superb fusion between the Bizen ceramic surface and the painterly world depicted upon it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sides and the interior (mikomi) are adorned with rich, mustard-colored \"nagare-goma\" (flowing sesame glaze), offering a level of firing that has long impressed fans of antique Bizen and provides visual enjoyment from every angle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the reverse side features a sun depicted with a primitive touch, one of the artist's recent themes, allowing the bold coloring and meticulous composition to harmonize beautifully.\n\nSigned wooden box (shihosan, double box included)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.0cm x Height 6.1cm\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 working as a painter, he collected ceramics as a hobby, but finding contemporary Bizen ware unsatisfying, he began pottery in 1972 to create works that would satisfy his own standards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe frequently produces sake vessels, in addition to tea utensils and flower vases.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe conducts research into ancient ceramics, including antique Bizen, and his modeling and firing techniques, based on these theories, have earned high acclaim both in Japan and overseas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRecognized for these achievements, his works are held in the collections of 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 in Japan and abroad, including in Tokyo, Osaka, New York, Paris, and Taiwan.","brand":"安倍安人","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618049085537,"sku":"6329","price":200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6329.jpg?v=1790231444","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6329","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}