{"product_id":"p7266","title":"Bizen Yohen Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen yohen sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretension, despite having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was taken out of the kiln in October 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Koriki-sensei’s style of drawing out the character of the clay through bold, risk-taking firing techniques, this piece features a well-balanced yohen (kiln transformation) that favors neither the \"firing\" nor the \"clay\" itself.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe thoroughly fired ash-covered yohen displays a magnificent landscape reminiscent of swirling flames within the kiln, with parts developing a sticky, lustrous sea-cucumber skin (namako-hada) and others shimmering with a dull, metallic luster.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \"nuke\" (unfired or partially colored area) on the front shows natural glaze infiltrating the fireclay, resulting in a unique, highly spontaneous form that feels incredibly fresh, lacking the heavy artifice often seen in botan-mochi style pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, while the intense firing has produced a sea-cucumber skin from the rim down to the interior, a rich scarlet hue remains, enhancing the piece’s perfection as a sake vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough Koriki-sensei’s recent forms have shifted toward slightly thinner walls, he has maintained a comfortable, substantial feel in the base while crafting a neatly shaped rim.\n\nTomobako (signed wooden box with four-way interlocking corners)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.8cm × 6.7cm × Height 5.7cm\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Akō City, Hyōgo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, and became independent in 1996, firing his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000, and has continued to hold annual solo exhibitions since then.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was selected for the Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618731479137,"sku":"7266","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7266.jpg?v=1790241532","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7266","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}