{"product_id":"p6744","title":"Bizen Yohen Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen yohen sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, who pursues his own creative vision without pretense, despite having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in May 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne side features a landscape where natural glaze has accumulated as if burnt charcoal had been applied directly; the ash, concentrated and layered thickly, has hardened as if it were still bubbling, transforming into a magma-like yohen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConversely, areas outside of the yohen showcase a landscape centered on the quality of the clay, free from natural glaze, where you can enjoy the rich shiso-red color derived from the top-quality clay prepared by Mr. Koriki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBelow the waist, the clay texture has been altered by kabuse-yaki (covered firing); combined with intense firing, this has caused reduction and even added metallic gold hues, resulting in a blue Bizen-style clay character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the waist features spatula carvings resembling a bamboo fence pattern, a powerful design that stands alongside the intense yohen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.3cm × 6.2cm × Height 5.5cm\u003cbr\u003e\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\nHe built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to become an independent artist, and fired 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 Chanoyu Zokei Exhibition (Ceramics for Tea Ceremony) for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618722664545,"sku":"6744","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6744.jpg?v=1790241361","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6744","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}