{"product_id":"p7439","title":"Blue Flame Shino Sake Cup","description":"This is a newly kiln-fired Bizen Blue Flame Shino sake cup by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work, removed from the kiln in August 2024, is a unique piece created by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the work follows the tradition of Shino ware, the overlapping effects of the climbing kiln firing have evolved it into a distinctive style that differs from both Bizen and Shino ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBaba-sensei, who is drawn to Shino works and is dedicated to researching feldspar glazes and cobalt, has successfully improved his feldspar glaze this time to create a pattern that resembles flickering blue flames.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is not a single shade of blue, but a complex layering of black, indigo, and light blue, resulting in a mysteriously captivating glaze texture that is quintessential of Baba-sensei’s meticulous approach to expressing the color \"ao\" (blue).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe foot is a \"wari-kodai\" (split base) style that remains stable, and combined with the orthodox cup shape, the simple design allows you to leisurely enjoy the glaze texture that looks like a raging blue flame.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 9.0cm x 9.0cm x Height 5.5cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen potter Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThinking he would become a potter from a young age, he chose sculpture in university to broaden his perspective on ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006 and further honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he is active primarily through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618171834465,"sku":"7439","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7439.jpg?v=1790232714","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7439","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}