{"product_id":"p6552","title":"Kuroshuten","description":"This is a newly fired black sake cup (guinomi) by Masahiro Miyao, an artist who was drawn to Bizen ware—the art of earth and fire—and mastered his craft in Imbe.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, removed from the kiln in March 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile Miyao-sensei produces black works alongside his traditional Bizen pieces, the striking indigo blue of this particular piece is truly eye-catching.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn conventional Bizen black ware—typically created using applied clay—blue sometimes appears in scorched areas, a style known as \"ao-yohen\" (blue kiln change). However, in this piece, the indigo seems to seep out from the wet-textured, black-slip surface, highlighting the profound depth of his black-ware series.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the black areas have not been entirely replaced by indigo. The base retains a deep, clear black clay texture, and where the slip becomes thin due to the variations in the surface created by spatula carving, the ridges emerge as if rising from within the indigo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior, in particular, features a gradation of black and indigo that evokes the profound color of the sky just before dawn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe three-legged base, which utilizes the high plasticity of Bizen clay, perfectly complements the sculptural form defined by extensive spatula work.\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided later (please note that it will take some time for delivery).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.5cm x 6.5cm x Height 6.8cm\n\nMasahiro Miyao was born in Tsuiki-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInspired by Bizen ware, the art of earth and fire, he began his path in ceramics in Bizen in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1995, he joined the Bishu kiln and studied under Yuichi Yamamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2001, he built his own climbing kiln and fired his first work as an independent artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2007, he received the Okayama Mayor's Award at the 50th Anniversary Exhibition of the Japan Kōgei Association's Chugoku Branch and became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received numerous awards, including the Okayama Prefectural Exhibition Encouragement Award and Prefectural Exhibition Prize, the Excellence Award and Grand Prize at the Tanabe Museum of Art's \"Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition,\" and the Japan Kōgei Association Chairman's Award at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition.","brand":"宮尾昌宏","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618719322209,"sku":"6552","price":15000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6552.jpg?v=1790241223","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6552","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}