{"product_id":"p6921","title":"Blue-Changed Black Shuten","description":"This is a \"Sohen-Kuro\" (Blue-Change Black) sake cup by Hiroshi Goseki, who opened his kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture after training under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis work uses the black slip characteristic of the Isezaki school, which is instantly recognizable. It is titled \"Sohen-Kuro\" (Blue-Change Black) because the areas where natural ash glaze accumulates turn a cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBeneath the golden-hued \"goma\" (sesame) glaze created by pine firewood, the cobalt blue \"sohen\" (blue-change) emerges with a translucent quality, resulting in a striking, exotic color reminiscent of a blue-ringed octopus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, the artist formed the base using the \"tatara\" slab-building technique and then meticulously refined the shape by hand; the final form is exceptional, possessing a tranquility and gentle irregularity similar to a Raku tea bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black interior, unlike the surface, has the deep color of well-ground sumi ink, creating an absorbing \"mikomi\" (well) that perfectly suits the tranquil style of the piece.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style) included.\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 7.0cm x Height 6.6cm\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 Bizen ware Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2017 and built his kiln in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2019.","brand":"後関裕士","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618069762145,"sku":"6921","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6921.jpg?v=1790232007","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6921","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}