{"product_id":"p7655","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a new Bizen sake cup (sakazuki) fresh from the kiln, created by Kazuki Nakamura, an artist who carries on the legacy of the master sake vessel makers Rokuro Nakamura and Shin Nakamura to produce works of profound character.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile inheriting the lineage of these masters of sake vessel creation, this piece is quintessentially Kazuki, infusing his style with a unique flair that distinguishes it from the work of his father and grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFresh from the kiln in April 2025, the piece features a relaxed, rhythmic rise in its form, crafted with wheel techniques inherited from his grandfather, exuding an exquisite allure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile covered in the bark-like, matte sesame ash glaze (kase-goma) instantly recognizable as the Nakamura family style, the front reveals a beautiful scarlet hue, as if opening a kimono.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rich, scarlet clay body—a Nakamura family secret—is stunning; it is a joy to behold and use, and it possesses immense potential as a sake vessel, as its texture will grow increasingly smooth with use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe rhythmic, undulating rim and the powerfully carved interior of the foot demonstrate his masterful inheritance of the techniques refined by his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, through a lifetime of dedicated drinking.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.6cm x 7.7cm x Height 5.1cm\n\nKazuki Nakamura was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1980 as the eldest son of Shin Nakamura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, and his father, Shin Nakamura, to hone his ceramic skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe fired his first kiln and became an independent artist in 2006.","brand":"中村和樹","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618203291745,"sku":"7655","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7655.jpg?v=1790233052","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7655","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}