{"product_id":"p6997","title":"Bizen Hiki-dashi Kuro-tasuki Sake Cup","description":"These are newly fired Bizen *hikidashi* (pulled-from-kiln) *kuro-tasuki* (black-sashed) sake cups by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretense while having apprenticed under masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThese are the very latest works, freshly removed from the kiln in June 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDistinct from traditional Bizen expressions achieved through climbing kiln firing, these sake cups utilize new techniques developed since the 2000s.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe *hikidashi* technique is incorporated into the climbing kiln by placing the works near the firebox, then removing them mid-firing and rapidly cooling them to carbonize the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe one difference between this piece and the black *hikidashi* works currently popular in Bizen is that this piece belongs to the \"Hidasuki\" (fire-sashed) lineage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile Hidasuki is characterized by red sashes across a soft-toned white clay, carbonization inverts these colors into a black-silver hue reminiscent of Aobizen (blue Bizen), resulting in an unprecedented texture that resembles iron or charcoal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Hidasuki also inverts to black, shimmering with a black-silver luster as the name \"kuro-tasuki\" (black sash) implies. Following his \"Shu\" (protect) Hidasuki, which inherited the electric kiln firing of his master Sozan Kaneshige, and his \"Ha\" (break) polka-dot Hidasuki, this piece captivates the viewer as an entirely new \"Ri\" (transcend) Hidasuki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please note that some time is required before shipment).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 10.1cm × 10.0cm × Height 5.0cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he apprenticed under masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige for seven years starting in 1989, learning the art of pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and fired his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was selected for the Tea Ceremony Ceramics Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618729578593,"sku":"6997","price":15400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6997.jpg?v=1790241455","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p6997","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}