{"product_id":"p7818","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Sake Cup","description":"This is a brand-new Bizen *hikidashi kuro-tasuki* (pulled-out black scarlet-cord) sake cup, just taken from the kiln by Yoshiteru Kouriki, who continues to pursue his own creative vision without pretension while having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a latest work, freshly fired in September 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDistinct from traditional Bizen expressions achieved through climbing kiln firing, this sake cup utilizes new techniques developed since the 2000s.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe *hikidashi* (pulling-out) technique has been adapted for use in a climbing kiln, where the pieces are placed near the stoking mouth, removed during firing, and rapidly cooled to carbonize them.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe one thing that sets this piece apart from the black *hikidashi* works currently trending in Bizen is that it belongs to the *hidasuki* (scarlet-cord) lineage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile *hidasuki* is characterized by red cords draped over soft-hued white clay, carbonization inverts this into a black-silver color reminiscent of *ao-Bizen* (blue Bizen), giving it a texture like iron or charcoal, the likes of which have never been seen before.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe scarlet cords are similarly inverted to black, shimmering with a black-silver luster as the name \"kuro-tasuki\" (dark-cord) suggests. It serves as an entirely new \"li\" (transcendence) style of *hidasuki*, following the \"shu\" (protecting) style of *hidasuki* inherited from his teacher Sozan Kaneshige through electric kiln firing, and the \"ha\" (breaking) style of \"polka-dot *hidasuki*\" which introduced creative innovations to the firing method, captivating all who behold it.\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided later (please note that it will take some time before shipping).\nDiameter 6.2cm × 6.2cm × Height 5.6cm\n\nYoshiteru Kouriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige for seven years starting in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, to become an independent artist, and fired his first kiln 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 Tea Ceremony Molding Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618209976417,"sku":"7818","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7818.jpg?v=1790233306","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7818","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}