{"product_id":"p6517","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This is a new Bizen sake vessel (guinomi) by Junpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige school.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired for an exhibition in Tokyo in December 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdhering to the Kaneshige school's tradition, the clay was prepared entirely by hand without the use of a clay mill, a process carried out with great care.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe meticulously cultivated clay retains its color even amidst intense kiln-fired effects, manifesting a highly refined \"tsuchi-aji\" (clay quality) that can only be described as masterful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe vibrant scarlet, reminiscent of a ripened fruit, is etched into the eyes, allowing one to fully savor the true appeal of Bizen ware: the joy of looking at, touching, and cultivating the piece over time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire piece is cloaked in a rich, silver-black ash-covered kiln transformation; despite the typically rough texture of such effects, it has been polished with great patience to a smooth finish that is delightful to the touch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the firing and body follow the traditional Kaneshige school transformation bottle style, the rim features an original, widely flared design—a signature of Junpei-sensei, whose expansive style is always aimed at delighting the viewer.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 5.1cm × Body diameter 10.4cm × Body diameter 10.3cm × Height 13.3cm, Capacity approx. 350cc\n\nJunpei Kaneshige was born in 1972 in Komaba, Tokyo, as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2000, he completed his graduate studies in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFollowing his return to Japan, he studied under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.","brand":"金重潤平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618055770209,"sku":"6517","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6517.jpg?v=1790231603","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6517","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}