{"product_id":"p7689","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Katakuchi","description":"This is a Bizen hidaski sake pourer from an earlier period by Yoshinobu Morimoto, an artist with an exceptional aesthetic sense who is constantly evolving in his approach to clay, firing, and form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was created approximately 15 years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAmong the works of Morimoto-sensei, who has studied not only Bizen but a wide variety of ancient ceramics and whose philosophy is based on \"learning from the past to create the new,\" this piece belongs to a series that aimed to express a world view free from conventional formality.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUtilizing the sensibilities honed through his approach to inputting and outputting knowledge of ancient ceramics, the piece is crafted to feel neither heavy nor old-fashioned, despite its incredibly sophisticated, austere clay surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was created using a special clay blend adjusted specifically for hidaski at the time; the deep, intense scarlet of the hidaski marks emerging from the dark gray clay surface like neon is truly magnificent.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith his aesthetic sense and technical skill cultivated through creating tea ceramics such as tea bowls, combined with his deep knowledge gained from the study of tea ceremony and ancient pottery, he took inspiration from cylindrical mukozuke dishes seen in Shino and Oribe wares, refining them into this modern katakuchi.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhether used as a sake pourer or a small bowl of perfect proportions, it is a versatile piece that adapts to any purpose.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused item that was carefully stored after being purchased new.\n\nSigned wooden box (with double-slat lid)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 10.3cm x 8.1cm x Height 8.9cm\n\nYoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe completed the Bizen Ceramics Center program in 1996 and worked independently after gaining experience as a freelance artist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2004 and has since held annual exhibitions across Japan, primarily in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was selected for the \"Tea Ceremony Ceramics Exhibition\" at the Tanabe Art Museum in 2005, 2006, and 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe participated in the \"Contemporary Artists Sake Ware Exhibition\" in 2008 and the \"Contemporary Artists Tea Bowl Exhibition\" in 2009 at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2010, he held a solo exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya.","brand":"森本良信","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618204438625,"sku":"7689","price":17600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7689.jpg?v=1790233105","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7689","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}