{"product_id":"p6543","title":"Shuten Memento mori","description":"This is a *guinomi* (sake cup) titled \"Memento mori\" by Toru Ichikawa, who studied under Ryuichi Kakurezaki and made a striking debut.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece is exceptionally creative and characteristic of Ichikawa-sensei, who gives shape to his endless stream of ideas through the supreme medium of clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased on his \"memento mori\" series featuring skull-shaped designs, this unique sake cup is finished with two different types of pink glazes, each offering a completely different texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Memento mori\" is Latin for \"remember you must die,\" and Ichikawa-sensei confronts the death that comes to all equally, sublimating it into his art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe pink side is finished with a layer of iridescent glaze, similar to lusterware, while the pink pearl side features a unique texture where the glaze has bubbled like meringue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the two pink glazes are applied to the left and right sides of the skull, creating a design reminiscent of the traditional Mexican holiday \"Day of the Dead.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA heart-shaped groove is carved into the top of the skull, which serves as a *gogezoko* (a bottom shape similar to a Go stone container) when used as a cup—a brilliant display of Ichikawa-sensei's ingenuity.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nW 5.3cm x D 10.4cm x H 6.5cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn June 2011, he began studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki, a holder of Okayama Prefecture-designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own studio in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618056818785,"sku":"6543","price":49500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6543.jpg?v=1790231626","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6543","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}