{"product_id":"p7716","title":"Sizuku-hai","description":"This is a *shizuku-hai* (sake cup) by Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe, has loved Bizen ware since childhood, and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was taken from the kiln in February 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is one of the works Mr. Baba has been passionately focusing on in recent years, fusing Bizen clay with feldspar glaze. It is a *guinomi* sake cup with a mysterious appearance, featuring grains of feldspar glaze that look as if they are about to burst from its orange surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe texture of the glaze, which seems to have been pushed to the limit of its shrinkage, resembles beads of ice clinging to the surface, appearing as if they might melt at the touch of a finger.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe body of the piece retains the natural orange tone of the Bizen clay, with a matte, non-glossy finish that accentuates the aforementioned grains of feldspar glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn terms of form, other than the notched foot, it features a simple, *Ido*-style shape, allowing one to fully enjoy this innovative firing technique through its straightforward and unpretentious design.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 9.7cm x 9.6cm x Height 4.7cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHaving thought of becoming a ceramic artist since he was young, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his perspective on ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006, he entered the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture to hone his skills.\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":46618205683809,"sku":"7716","price":17600.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7716.jpg?v=1790233147","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7716","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}