{"product_id":"p6636","title":"Bizen Yohen Sake Bottle","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen yohen tokkuri (sake flask) by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretense, despite having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a brand new piece, just taken out of the kiln in May 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Koriki-sensei’s style of drawing out the character of the clay through bold, risk-taking kiln firings, this work is an exceptional specimen that leans heavily toward the \"firing\" side of the \"firing and clay\" balance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe ash-covered yohen (kiln-change) section covering roughly half of the piece resembles solidified lava, its surface jagged and raised as it trapped various substances inside the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, because the front side was a contact surface, molten ash flowed into it, forming a massive white mass as if lava had erupted from the seabed to create an island.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe combination of the boiled-like red clay texture—different from the usual mild hi-iro (scarlet) firing—and the bright brown glassy yohen with a luster as if it were still wet, is a combination often seen in damaged pieces that could not withstand the heat, suggesting it was fired at the extreme limits of a very high temperature range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn contrast to the intense firing that seems to test the limits of the clay, the form of this piece itself is a triangular tokkuri with a delicate, sloping-shoulder atmosphere, making me feel that he has taken a step closer to the elegant allure possessed by Toyo Kaneshige and Sozan Kaneshige.\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided later (we apologize, but please allow some time for shipment).\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.4cm × Body diameter 9.0cm × 8.8cm × Height 13.0cm Capacity approx. 360cc\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years starting in 1989 under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, and established his independence, firing his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000, and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Tea Ceremony Molding Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618720960609,"sku":"6636","price":44000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6636.jpg?v=1790241276","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6636","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}