{"product_id":"p7382","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Sake Cup","description":"This Bizen Hidaski Guinomi (sake cup) is an earlier work by the prodigious talent Juroku Harada, who was described as a \"fearsome talent\" and studied ancient Bizen alongside the great Bizen benefactor, Dr. Matasaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece includes a ceramic biography dated up to 2004, suggesting it was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs it comes from one of the final kilns fired by Harada himself, this piece defies the elegant, gentle image typical of standard electric-kiln Hidaski works; it is a sake cup characterized by an exceptionally hard, tightly-fired body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rich, intense Hidaski pattern, which seems to seep slowly into the clay surface, is magnificent. The outer perimeter features dynamic, tangled lines of Hidaski that look like a coiled dragon, while the interior displays a softly colored, hazy field of Hidaski.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nConversely, the clay surface itself is extremely fine-grained and soft to the touch, making you want to run your fingers over it forever, almost forgetting to drink.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe bold hand-coiled form, typical of Juroku Harada, is also brilliant, with a rim design reminiscent of a sash, blending the aesthetic of a mortar (suribachi) with that of a tea bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile it possesses a sense of gravitas, it is not excessively heavy for a piece of drinkware, and the soft texture combined with the well-balanced swell of the body provides a comfortable feel in the hand.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.9cm x 6.7cm x Height 5.9cm\n\nJuroku Harada was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University and working in a company, he began making pottery around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built a small tunnel kiln in 1971 and a climbing kiln the following year, marking the beginning of his serious pottery career.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom 1975, he studied ancient Bizen kilns and conducted research under the guidance of ancient Bizen scholar Matasaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built a tunnel kiln on Amidayama in Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was particularly skilled at making mortars (suribachi), creating vases, tea utensils, and sake ware primarily using the hand-coiling technique, with some pieces incorporating wheel-throwing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held solo exhibitions in cities across Japan, including Tokyo and Osaka.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1983, he held a two-person exhibition at the National Museum of Australia with Fushina-ware artist Kenji Funaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was exhibited at the opening commemoration exhibition of the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, and subsequently added to their permanent collection.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his works were acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2024.","brand":"原田拾六","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618135593057,"sku":"7382","price":121000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7382.jpg?v=1790232628","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7382","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}