{"product_id":"p7219","title":"Sake cup","description":"This is a sake cup by Seishi Mori, who named his kiln \"Shakuyo\" (Scorching Sun) and crafted his works as if pouring prayers into the clay, acting as an antithesis to consumer society.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the name \"Scorching Sun,\" the piece features a rich scarlet hue that seems to capture the essence of the artist, who poured his lifeblood into expressing colors that burn with vitality, as if the glowing embers of his kiln have yet to cool.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe secret lies in the *hidasuki* (fire-cord) technique and prolonged high-temperature firing, where vaporized straw components coat the entire piece, creating the thick, oil-painting-like scarlet unique to Mori's work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is also distinctively Mori-esque; at first glance, the regular linear patterns resemble bamboo joints, but upon closer inspection, random diagonal lines evoke a sense of controlled chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn a modern society where ideals and philosophies are consumed as mere symbols, this is an energetic sake cup into which prayers, wishes, and rage have all been infused into the clay.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 5.9cm × 5.6cm × Height 6.6cm\n\nSeishi Mori was born in 1944 into the Mori family, one of the six traditional Bizen-yaki kiln families.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe entered the path of ceramics in 1969 after graduating from university, studying under his father, Chikuzan Mori, and his brother, Tosan Mori.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own semi-underground anagama kiln in 1975, and thereafter held solo exhibitions throughout Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2011.","brand":"森 青史","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618100105313,"sku":"7219","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7219.jpg?v=1790232377","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7219","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}