{"product_id":"p7042","title":"Ibe Shuten","description":"This is a Bizen sake cup by Michiaki Kaneshige, who was born as the eldest son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige and captivated everyone with a style that infused unique sensibilities into tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\nJudging from the box inscription and the style, this is considered to be a work from his later years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a sake cup that possesses a unique elegance—a look that could be called monochromatic in its earthen quality—that allows you to identify it as a Michiaki work at a single glance from afar, despite having no special decorations whatsoever.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt can be said that this style is only possible because of Michiaki, who was born as the eldest son of Toyo Kaneshige and spent his life steadily honing his skills step by step while carrying a burden of pressure that would be unbearable for an ordinary person.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt features a magnificent earthen texture that can only be reached through meticulous clay preparation; its earthen quality, with a gradation from shiso-purple to orange and finally to dark brown, is both the foundation and the ultimate form of Bizen ware, and one that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is so \"taciturn\" that you might almost overlook it at first glance, but it is a work packed with the \"golden wisdom\" of what is truly important.\n\nWith signed wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.5cm × 6.3cm, Height 5.7cm\n\nMichiaki Kaneshige was born in Inbe in 1934 as the eldest son of Toyo Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Craft Department of Kanazawa College of Art in 1955.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfterward, he studied under his father, Toyo Kaneshige, and embarked on the path of pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn addition to tea ceramics such as water jars and flower vases, he also created geometric objects and bowls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe exhibited his work in overseas exhibitions in addition to those within Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was selected for the Asahi Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition three times in a row starting in 1957.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe also expanded his sphere of activity by being selected for the Nitten Exhibition, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1960, he visited various parts of the United States to study pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Toyo Kaneshige Award in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1973, he was recommended as a committee member of the Issuikai Ceramics Department, and in 1980, he received the Japan Ceramic Society Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1990, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 1995.","brand":"金重道明","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618075594849,"sku":"7042","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7042.jpg?v=1790232150","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7042","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}