{"product_id":"p6857","title":"Blue-Turning Black Shuten-douji","description":"This is a brand new Sohen-kuro (blue-variation black) sake cup (guinomi) just out of the kiln by Hiroshi Goseki, who opened his kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture after training under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just fired this December.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece uses the black slip characteristic of the Isezaki school, and has been titled \"Sohen-kuro\" because the areas where natural ash glaze has accumulated turn a cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBeneath the golden-hued sesame glaze created by split pine wood firing, the cobalt blue of the \"Sohen\" variation peeks through, resulting in a striking, leopard-like color pattern.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, the artist built up the shape using the tatara slab-building technique before refining it with intricate hand-pinching; the resulting form, reminiscent of a raku tea bowl, evokes a wonderful sense of tranquility and gentle fluidity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black of the interior is different from the exterior, presenting a deep, ink-like color that creates a captivating, immersive view that perfectly complements the serene style of the piece.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.2cm x 7.1cm x Height 6.4cm\n\nHiroshi Goseki was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2013, he studied under Jun Isezaki, a Living National Treasure in Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2017 and built his own kiln in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2019.","brand":"後関裕士","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618067796065,"sku":"6857","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6857.jpg?v=1790231930","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6857","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}