{"product_id":"p6926","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This is a Bizen sake flask by the Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto, a master who created numerous masterpieces with peerless skills described as \"godly.\"\u003cbr\u003e\nThis flask bears the mark \"Man\" (万), the Manyogana character for \"Ma\" from his real name, Masao, and dates from the middle period of Toshu Yamamoto's career, around the time he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe extremely elegant, perfectly symmetrical form is a pleasure to behold, reflecting the work of a master who spent his entire life facing the potter's wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMade using high-quality *ta-tsuchi* (rice field clay) collected in Imbe during the Showa period, the clay body possesses a magnificent, soft texture where orange, scarlet, and purple hues complexly intermingle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne side of the piece features beautiful, slightly bluish-green *kase-goma* (matte natural ash glaze), creating an exquisite contrast between the vibrant clay body and the subdued, earthy ash glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile Toshu often crafted sake flasks with small necks and large bodies in his later years, this piece features the standard balance between neck and body, embodying the classic, quintessential look of a Bizen sake flask.\n\nTomobako (signed wooden storage box, four-way frame construction)\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.4cm × Body diameter 8.6cm × 8.5cm × Height 13.0cm　Capacity approx. 380cc\n\nToshu Yamamoto (1906–1994, born in Imbe, Bizen City) entered the world of ceramics in 1921 and established his own kiln in 1933.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later honed his skills under the Kyoto ceramic artist Yaichi Kusube.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter the war, he deepened his friendships with figures such as Rosanjin Kitaoji and Isamu Noguchi.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nToshu was so skilled on the wheel that he was known as \"Toshu of the Potter's Wheel,\" and he favored creating delicate, perfectly symmetrical works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was particularly passionate about creating tea caddies (*cha-ire*), establishing his reputation as a master of tea ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1987, he was designated a Living National Treasure (Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1992, he held the exhibition \"Journey of the Six Old Kilns: Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor awards include: Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award, Miki Memorial Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Chugoku Cultural Award, Mainichi Art Award, Bizen City Distinguished Service Award, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, and Honorary Citizen of Bizen City.","brand":"山本陶秀","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618069893217,"sku":"6926","price":100000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6926.jpg?v=1790232012","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6926","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}