{"product_id":"p7132","title":"Shino tea cup","description":"This Shino tea cup was created by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in crafting works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was taken from the kiln around April 2023. It is a unique creation made by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the base follows the traditions of Shino ware, the overlapping effects of the climbing kiln firing have resulted in a new series that offers infinite variations to enjoy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn a highly unconventional approach, rather than using *bengara* (red iron oxide) to create the signature madder red of Shino ware, the artist achieved this hue by varying the thickness of the feldspar glaze to allow the brownish-red tones of the Bizen clay to shine through.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNatural glaze from the climbing kiln has layered over the feldspar glaze like a glass coating. The combination of the clean white glaze with the pale green of the natural glaze creates a new kind of \"white\"—one that is hard, multifaceted, and truly one-of-a-kind, distinct from both traditional Shino and white porcelain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior of the cup also features a complex overlap of white feldspar glaze and the red of the Bizen clay, creating a landscape that rivals the finest traditional Shino ware.\n\nNo box included (*a paulownia box can be crafted separately)\nDiameter 8.3cm x 8.2cm x Height 8.1cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThinking he would become a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden the scope of his pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Sculpture in 2006, then went on to refine his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became an independent artist in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he is active primarily through solo exhibitions at major department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618086637665,"sku":"7132","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7132.jpg?v=1790232266","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7132","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}