{"product_id":"p7089","title":"Black small bowl","description":"This black small bowl is a work by Masao Akitani, who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with originality within a fresh, modern spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is crafted using the Kuro-Bizen (black Bizen) technique inherited from his mentor, Jun Isezaki, and features a wonderful, warm black tone that still possesses a deep luster.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is crafted using the Kuro-Bizen (black Bizen) technique inherited from his mentor, Jun Isezaki, and features a wonderful, warm black tone that still possesses a deep luster.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is made using black clay from Osafune Isokami—famous for sword-making—which is dissolved and applied to the surface to create a beautiful black finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior is splattered with vibrant sesame glaze (goma), which, when combined with the black, resembles a starry night sky.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe area around the base is finely carved with a wooden spatula, allowing the marks to subtly emerge when light hits them.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 12.8cm × 12.6cm × Height 5.2cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*Please note that a shipping fee of 500 yen applies.\n\nMasao Akitani was born in Saitama in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki starting in 1998, and after ten years of training, he built his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe subsequently held his first kiln opening in 2009.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis works have been selected for exhibitions such as the Tanabe Art Museum’s Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition and the Japan Kogeikai Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and he has received awards including the Prefectural Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Prize at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition.","brand":"秋谷昌央","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618730791009,"sku":"7089","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7089.jpg?v=1790241497","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7089","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}