{"product_id":"p7864","title":"Lapis Lazuli Rice Bowl (Left-facing Horse)","description":"This is a Bizen-ruri (lapis lazuli) rice bowl by Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe and has loved Bizen ware since childhood, finding his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest piece was fired in a newly designed climbing kiln in June 2025, and features an auspicious \"hidari-uma\" (left-facing horse) engraved on the base.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased in Shigaraki clay and finished with a cobalt-based lapis lazuli glaze, this is a quintessential glazed work by Mr. Baba, who is also passionate about glaze research.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe coarse texture of the Shigaraki clay reacts beautifully with the lapis lazuli glaze, creating shades throughout that range from nearly black to translucent blue, resulting in a piece full of variation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the piece, there are traces of natural glaze carried by the flames, which has flowed into the interior while mixing with the lapis lazuli glaze.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 11.8cm x 11.7cm x Height 6.0cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermined from a young age to become a ceramic artist, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his artistic range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he 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":46618212073569,"sku":"7864","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7864.jpg?v=1790233382","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7864","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}