{"product_id":"p7418","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Teacup","description":"This is a new Bizen hidasuki (fire-cord) teacup, fresh from the kiln, by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative path without pretense while having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired in June 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a deeply tasteful climbing kiln-fired hidasuki teacup, carefully fired after being sealed in a saggar within the climbing kiln to prevent natural ash glaze from adhering to it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUnlike the conventional combination of mogusa clay and hidasuki fired in an electric kiln, this piece features a faint, bluish-grey clay body layered with minuscule particles of natural ash glaze. In contrast to the elegant and vibrant appearance of standard mogusa hidasuki, this teacup offers a rustic and refined aesthetic.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Koriki’s reputation for meticulous clay preparation, the surface is surprisingly smooth and supple despite its wild appearance, offering a texture that rivals even the finest electric kiln-fired works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough designed as a teacup, it is quite large with a generous mouth, and features elaborate details such as a wari-kodai (split foot).\n\nNo box included (*a paulownia box can be crafted upon request)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.7cm × 7.8cm × Height 9.1cm\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years starting in 1989 under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996 and held his first firing the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Chanoyu Zokei-ten (Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition) for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618141687905,"sku":"7418","price":6600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7418.jpg?v=1790232680","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7418","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}