{"product_id":"p7030","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This Bizen sake cup was created by Living National Treasure Yu Fujiwara, who expanded his horizons beyond Japan to share the appeal of Bizen ware with the world.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe style is immediately recognizable as that of Yu Fujiwara; it is a work that confronts the viewer with a naked heart, eschewing any superficial technique.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough it is a work from his later years and slightly small in size, it perfectly captures the characteristic essence of Fujiwara's art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile Yu's Bizen is famous for its moss-green \"kase-goma\" (dry, matte ash glaze), this piece features the other hallmark of his work: a rich, wine-red clay body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNaturally, there are hints of a refined, dry yellow ash glaze, but it is applied so delicately, as if carried on the wind, that it acts purely as a supporting player to highlight the clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior also centers on the wine-red clay, with a beautiful, faintly golden-hued texture spreading across the entire surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (with two-way crossbar)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.9cm x Height 5.2cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYu Fujiwara (1932–2001, born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture) was the eldest son of Kei Fujiwara, the second person to be designated a Living National Treasure for Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn his pottery, he adopted the motto \"simple, clear, and bold,\" and was known as \"Yu of the Jars\" for the many large jars and bowls he produced.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInfluenced by Rosanjin Kitaoji, he was also highly skilled in creating tableware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStarting in 1972, he held a series of themed exhibitions, including the \"100 Jars Exhibition,\" \"Tokkuri (Sake Bottle) Exhibition,\" \"100 Flowers Exhibition,\" and \"100 Bowls Exhibition.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe also produced many large-scale reliefs and objects.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramics Society Award in 1967.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1980, he was designated a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he became the first in the pottery world to follow his parent as a Nationally Designated Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor awards include the Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Promotion Award and Cultural Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Chugoku Cultural Award, Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts, Academia Arts and Culture Grand Prize, and the Medal with Blue Ribbon.","brand":"藤原 雄","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618075136097,"sku":"7030","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7030.jpg?v=1790232140","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7030","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}