{"product_id":"p7032","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This is a new Bizen sake cup (guinomi) by Masashiro Aiga, an artist who creates works that are unfailingly straightforward and have real backbone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBecause Aiga-sensei specializes in firing techniques more than perhaps any other Bizen potter, you can enjoy the clay tones and firing effects that can only be born from being thoroughly fired.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerhaps Aiga-sensei is truly the only one among so many Bizen potters to specialize in firing to this degree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGray sangiri (smoky firing), resembling a reef weathering rough waves, stands alongside vibrant mustard-colored yellow goma (ash glaze) that looks almost like a mineral.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe spaces between them are joined by a clay body with a complex gradation from amber to reddish-brown, constructing a unique worldview that is instantly recognizable as Aiga-sensei's.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile at first glance it might appear to be a parade of intense yohen (kiln changes) across the entire surface, the interior features a very pristine clay surface with only scattered natural glaze, and the rich clay body, a blend of shiso-red and brownish tones, possesses a depth that rivals ancient Bizen pottery.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.6cm × 8.3cm × Height 5.9cm\n\nMasashiro Aiga was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1972.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he graduated from the Okayama Prefectural Bizen Pottery Center.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2003, he built a fully underground anagama kiln in Sabakaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe following year, he built his second kiln, a semi-underground anagama, and has been dedicated to his craft.","brand":"相賀真志郎","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618075201633,"sku":"7032","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7032.jpg?v=1790232141","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7032","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}