{"product_id":"p6981","title":"Aoshino Free Cup","description":"This new Blue Shino free cup is by Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe, has loved Bizen ware since childhood, and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired in a kiln around April 2023, and it is a unique work created by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the overall work follows the style of Shino ware, the overlapping firing process in the climbing kiln has resulted in a luxurious piece where the characteristics of Shino and Bizen intermingle, such as the appearance of \"goma\" (ash glaze) in the interior.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough Mr. Baba has regularly created Blue Shino using cobalt in the past, he has refined both the cobalt and feldspar glaze components for this piece, evolving it into an entirely new type of Blue Shino that is overflowing with the distinct style of Mr. Baba, who is dedicated to the blue transmutation of cobalt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile previous Blue Shino pieces primarily featured a sky-blue glaze, this version has been boosted to a cobalt blue, resulting in a refreshing and crisp color characteristic of Mr. Baba's commitment to expressing the color blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn addition to the cobalt blue and white glaze tones that evoke the aforementioned azure sky, the lower part of the piece reveals a madder red hue that shines through from the underlying Bizen clay, elevating the work to even greater heights through the combination of Bizen clay and Shino glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe orthodox form, combined with the texture of the glaze, makes it very easy to use.\n\nNo box included (*A paulownia box can be made separately) \u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.7cm x 8.2cm x Height 10.2cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThinking from a young age that he would become a ceramic artist, he chose sculpture in college to broaden his range in ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2006, he graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture and joined the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture to refine his skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he is active mainly through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618072973409,"sku":"6981","price":9900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6981.jpg?v=1790232088","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6981","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}