{"product_id":"p6696","title":"Shino tea cup","description":"Born in Imbe and a lover of Bizen ware since childhood, Takashi Baba finds his life's joy in creating ceramics and firing kilns. This is a newly released Shino teacup, fresh from the kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFired around July 2022, this unique piece uses Bizen clay glazed with Shino glaze and fired in a traditional Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the base follows the traditions of Shino ware, the addition of firing in a climbing kiln creates a new series that offers infinite variations to enjoy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTypically, the madder red color characteristic of Shino ware is achieved using iron oxide (bengara). However, this unconventional piece achieves that same shade without any iron oxide, by varying the thickness of the feldspar glaze to allow the brown hues of the Bizen clay to shine through.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe climbing kiln's natural ash glaze layers over the feldspar glaze like a glass coating. The combination of clean white glaze and the pale green of the natural ash creates a unique, hard-textured, and multifaceted new shade of white that is distinct from both Shino and white porcelain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the cup, the complex layering of feldspar glaze, iron decoration, and natural ash creates a distinctive landscape reminiscent of an ink wash painting.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.9cm x 8.9cm x Height 7.4cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nEnvisioning a future as a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his artistic range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006, he honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became an independent artist in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he is actively showcasing his work primarily through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618060652641,"sku":"6696","price":7700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6696.jpg?v=1790231754","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6696","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}