{"product_id":"p7185","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This is an earlier Bizen sake cup by Yuho Kaneshige, a potter who, while belonging to the prestigious Kaneshige lineage, has always continued to challenge himself in his pursuit of pottery as an individual artist.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt includes a biographical record of his career up to 1995, suggesting it was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece dates to the early Heisei era, just before he switched to his current pottery seal, and was fired in a location near the front stoking hole of a climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe front of the stoking hole is where the fire is most intense and a large amount of natural ash glaze accumulates, allowing us to see the \"flowing sesame\" scenery formed by a dense collection of yellow sesame ash on the front of the cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDue to the intense firing, the surface of the clay has taken on a smooth, highly lustrous texture, with a rich, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate color.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior features very dynamic potter's wheel marks—the very origin of this piece—which, by interacting with the wheel marks on the rising inner walls, will surely stir the sake and bring its hidden flavors to life.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough this is an earlier work, there are no signs of use or stains.\n\nWith signed paulownia box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.5cm x 6.6cm x Height 6.0cm\n\nYuho Kaneshige was born the third son of the Intangible Cultural Property holder Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began studying ceramic techniques under his father, Sozan Kaneshige, in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1980, he became independent and held his first solo exhibition in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently focuses on creating functional tableware, with a primary emphasis on tea ceramics such as tea bowls, water jars, and flower vases.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn particular, he places great importance on the inner structure (the interior) of his tea bowls, striving for a balance between usability and external aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Sanyo Shimbun Award at the Prefectural Exhibition, an Encouragement Award at the Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Ceramics, and an Encouragement Award at the Tanko Biennale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2002 and the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is also dedicated to his solo exhibitions, which are held at various venues both within and outside the prefecture.","brand":"金重有邦","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618094174305,"sku":"7185","price":15000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7185.jpg?v=1790232325","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7185","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}