{"product_id":"p6648","title":"Bizen Yohen Sake Bottle","description":"This is a Bizen kiln-transmutation sake flask by Kei Fujiwara, an artist beloved by all for a warm style that radiated both boldness and kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece, dating from the artist's middle period, features his signature scallion-shaped form adorned with a dry-ash kiln-transmutation glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a magnificent example of this style, featuring the \"dry sesame\" glaze—a texture the artist was famously enamored with among all Bizen aesthetics—complemented by areas of gray ash coating and flashes of scarlet.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire surface of the flask is seamlessly covered in a dry sesame glaze that seems almost moss-grown, possessing a botanical presence thanks to its deep green hues and soft texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKnown as a heavy drinker, Fujiwara once remarked, \"Dry sesame is my absolute favorite,\" and the flask’s appearance is perfectly suited for a drinking vessel, being a pleasure to touch, cultivate, and use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith its perfectly round, unadorned form and a window-like clear patch, this flask captures the warm, approachable character of Kei Fujiwara.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWith signed paulownia box (shiho-zan style).\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.7cm × Body diameter 9.3cm × Body diameter 9.0cm × Height 12.7cm; Capacity approx. 320cc\u003cbr\u003e\n\nKei Fujiwara (1899–1983, born in Honami, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture) entered the world of Bizen pottery at the recommendation of Atsuo Masamune, a scholar of Japanese literature who lived in Honami, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received instruction in techniques such as throwing from Baikkei Mimura, and from 1941, he studied firing methods and refined his craft under Toyo Kaneshige, the first Living National Treasure for Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn his creative process, he aspired to the simplicity and boldness seen in Old Bizen from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, establishing a straightforward, expansive style that did not rely too heavily on technique.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the artistic appreciation he cultivated while aspiring to be a writer and poet in his youth also had a significant influence on his work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture in 1954 and became a director of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1970, he was designated a Living National Treasure, officially known as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Kei Fujiwara Memorial Museum opened in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 1983.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor awards and honors include: Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Chugoku Culture Award, Honorary Citizen of Bizen City, Honorary Resident of Okayama Prefecture, Junior Fifth Rank, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.","brand":"藤原 啓","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618058883169,"sku":"6648","price":200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6648.jpg?v=1790231711","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6648","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}