{"product_id":"p6693","title":"Shino tea cup","description":"Born in Imbe and a lover of Bizen ware since childhood, Takashi Baba finds the joy of his life in creating works and firing kilns. This is a new Shino teacup, fresh from the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired around July 2022, and is a unique work created by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the base is consistent with Shino ware, the overlapping effects of the climbing kiln firing create a new series that offers infinite variations to enjoy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unconventional piece in which the madder red color—typically achieved using red iron oxide (bengara), a hallmark of Shino ware—is instead expressed by varying the thickness of the feldspar glaze to allow the brownish-red hue of the Bizen clay to show through, without the use of any pigments.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNatural ash glaze from the climbing kiln overlays the feldspar glaze like a glass coating, blending with the clean white glaze to create a pale green hue. This results in a new kind of \"white\" that is neither Shino nor white porcelain, embodying a unique, hard-textured, and multifaceted appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the cup, the feldspar glaze, iron underglaze, and natural ash glaze overlap in a complex manner, creating a distinct landscape reminiscent of an ink wash painting.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 9.0cm x 9.0cm x Height 7.2cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConsidering becoming a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture at university to broaden his artistic perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently active mainly through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618060587105,"sku":"6693","price":7700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6693.jpg?v=1790231751","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6693","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}