{"product_id":"p6913","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This Bizen sake cup (guinomi) is by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after completing his apprenticeship at the studio of Jun Isezaki and winning the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Encouragement of Modern Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis sake cup was created by Takashima-sensei, who studied under Jun Isezaki—the fifth Living National Treasure for Bizen ware—before establishing his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece features the *hidasuki* (fire-cord) patterns typical of the Isezaki school, created through *anagama* (tunnel kiln) firing, with a variety of *yohen* (kiln changes) emerging across the clean, white clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe texture of the clay has a lustrous, wet-like sheen, while the *hidasuki* and *itogoma* (thread-like sesame spots) dance across the surface, embodying the quintessential aesthetic of *anagama* firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior of the cup displays what is known as *mijin-goma*, extremely fine, granular sesame-like spots that resemble life-giving rain falling on dry white earth, offering a sense of serenity to the observer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTakashima-sensei approaches everything from tableware to tea utensils with meticulous care, and this work—with its refined silhouette and the masterful application of *itogoma* and *hidasuki*—possesses a level of sophistication typically seen in the works of seasoned masters.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.4cm × 6.4cm × Height 4.6cm\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro, Hokkaido, in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Department of Design at Dohto University in 2014, he went on to apprentice under Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently works independently in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Award for Encouragement and the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Encouragement of Modern Ceramics, and has been selected for exhibitions including the Tanabe Museum of Art’s \"Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition,\" the Tobi Exhibition, and the Modern Tea Ceramics Exhibition.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618069565537,"sku":"6913","price":9900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6913.jpg?v=1790231996","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6913","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}