{"product_id":"p6856","title":"Bizen Wine Cup","description":"This is a Bizen wine cup by the prodigy Juro Harada, a master who was said to have a \"frighteningly bright future\" and who studied ancient Bizen alongside the great contributor to the Bizen tradition, Matazaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis wine glass-style piece is packed with the knowledge and techniques cultivated through his research into ancient Bizen, and its unique design—rare even among Harada's own works—is truly fascinating.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe cup portion is thinly thrown on a wheel and features an orthodox shape, offering a different charm from the thicker, coil-built designs that define much of Harada's body of work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe most notable feature is the highly voluminous stem; its substantial, deeply carved design feels almost like a vajra held by a Nio guardian statue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe top and bottom sections display different landscapes created through the *kabuse-yaki* (covered firing) technique. The top section is based on a richly fired, chocolate-colored clay body, accented with scorched sesame and yellow sesame glazes, along with rare light-blue sesame markings, resulting in a luxurious finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConversely, the bottom section was fired without direct exposure to the flame, resulting in a bluish clay tone gently adorned with orange *hidasuki* fire-cord markings.\n\nOriginal wooden box (four-sided lid):\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.5cm x 8.2cm, Height 15.8cm\n\nJuro Harada was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University and working in the corporate world, he began his pottery career around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built an *ana-gama* kiln in 1971 and a climbing kiln the following year, marking the start of his full-scale ceramic practice.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBeginning in 1975, he studied ancient Bizen at historical kiln sites under the guidance of the ancient Bizen expert Matazaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built an *ana-gama* kiln on Amidayama in Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKnown especially for his *suribachi* (grinding bowls), he produced vases, tea utensils, and sake vessels primarily using coil-building techniques, with occasional use of the potter's wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held solo exhibitions across Japan, including in Tokyo and Osaka.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1983, he held a joint exhibition at the National Museum of Ethnology in Australia with the Fushina-yaki master Kenji Funaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis works were exhibited and acquired for the collection of the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, in 2002 for its opening commemorative exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his works were acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2024.","brand":"原田拾六","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618067763297,"sku":"6856","price":66000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6856.jpg?v=1790231929","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6856","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}