{"product_id":"p7075","title":"Antique Sake Cup","description":"This is a brand-new sake cup (guinomi) in the \"koshoku\" (antique-colored) style, just removed from the kiln by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after training at the studio of Jun Isezaki, winning the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Excellence in Contemporary Ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the latest sake cup by Takashima, who apprenticed under Jun Isezaki—the fifth Living National Treasure in Bizen ware—before establishing his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough \"koshoku\" (antique color) is an unfamiliar title, this ambitious piece successfully recreates the hues of old Bizen ware using an oil kiln, demonstrating Takashima's refusal to be bound by preconceptions and his approach to ancient works through the lens of modern knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe core of this \"koshoku-de\" style is the clay surface, which resembles antique Bizen Ibe-te ware; this was achieved by using Bitchu iron oxide to bring out the coloration.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTo further enhance the appeal of the antique style, the rim was intentionally fired using the \"kabuse-yaki\" (covered firing) technique. This perfectly reproduces the contrast between the black of the Ibe-te style and the red of the hidasuki markings often seen in old Bizen turnip-shaped flower vases. The originality of Takashima’s work is evident in his application of this aesthetic to a small sake cup rather than a sake bottle or flower vase.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm × 6.8cm × Height 5.2cm\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Department of Design at Dohto University in 2014 and immediately began his apprenticeship under Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently working independently in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis accolades include the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Encouragement Award, selection for the Tabe Museum of Art \"Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition,\" the Ceramic Art Exhibition Encouragement Award, selection for the Contemporary Tea Ceramics Exhibition, and the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Excellence in Contemporary Ceramics.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618077397089,"sku":"7075","price":14300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7075.jpg?v=1790232185","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7075","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}