{"product_id":"p6447","title":"Bizen bowl","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen bowl by Takashi Soga, an artist who challenges the beauty of antiquity by recreating the same firing environment used to create ancient Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, removed from the kiln in December 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTo reproduce the firing methods of the ancient Bizen era, the work was fired in an all-earthen kiln that does not use the firebricks common in modern kilns, defying the conventional wisdom of contemporary firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe earthen kiln itself acts as a single, massive piece of pottery; as a result, the work displays a supreme quality of \"tsuchi-aji\" (clay texture) that transcends modern aesthetics and approaches that of ancient Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn Mr. Soga's kiln, the earthen structure itself transforms with every firing, which causes the finish of the pieces to change incessantly. In this particular work, his signature understated \"hidasuki\" (fire-cord) skin suddenly shifts, with a soot-like \"haikaburi\" (ash-covered) glaze covering half the vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt first glance, it may look scorched and soot-stained, but upon closer inspection, it reveals a moist luster, appearing much like a wet stone—a unique finish typical of Mr. Soga that is truly one of a kind.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe open space in the center features a metallic \"kinsai hidasuki\" (gold-colored fire-cord) surface. The unique kiln-transmutation effect that gives the outer rim its soot-like appearance makes the center stand out, further intensifying the vibrant colors of any food served upon it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis kiln-transmutation, which is so organic it appears as though it had been left on a riverbed for centuries, brilliantly reproduces the ultimate \"kare-aji\" (withered aesthetic) sought by the potters of ancient Bizen.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 19.4cm x 19.4cm x Height 3.8cm\n\nTakashi Soga was born in Tokyo in 1984.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe studied under Jun Isezaki in 2009, and in 2012, he built his own all-earthen kiln that uses no firebricks in Kugui, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2013 and began his career as a potter.","brand":"曽我 尭","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618717618273,"sku":"6447","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6447.jpg?v=1790241147","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6447","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}