{"product_id":"p6446","title":"Bizen Yohen Blue Sake Cup","description":"Born in Imbe and having loved Bizen ware since childhood, Takashi Baba finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns. This is a newly kiln-opened Bizen Yohen Ao (Blue Kiln-Change) Guinomi (sake cup).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in November 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a Guinomi from the Yohen Ao series, an evolution of the black Bizen using painted clay—a technique at which Mr. Baba excels—where portions of the black surface have transformed into a vivid cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the intense cobalt blue coloration, dubbed \"Yohen Ao,\" is undoubtedly the most eye-catching feature, the other black sections also display a unique, gunmetal-like black resulting from the intense firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sesame glaze (goma) that flows from the back to the front is also truly fascinating; the somewhat grayish, subdued tone of the sesame, characteristic of Mr. Baba’s kilns, serves to beautifully accentuate the black and blue hues.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is a simple, generously sized sake cup, allowing you to fully enjoy the innovative firing technique through its clean and straightforward design.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe vivid blue and cool black deepen in color during use, offering not only visual intrigue but also the joy of using the piece itself.\n\nSigned wooden box (shihozan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.6cm x Height 5.6cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHaving decided to become a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his perspective on ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he honed his craft 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\nCurrently, he is active primarily through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618717585505,"sku":"6446","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6446.jpg?v=1790241144","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6446","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}