{"product_id":"p7867","title":"Lapis Lazuli Rice Bowl (Left-Facing Horse)","description":"This is a Bizen Luri (lapis lazuli) rice bowl by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest piece was fired in a climbing kiln newly designed in June 2025, and features an auspicious \"left-facing horse\" (hidari-uma) engraved on the base.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased on Shigaraki clay, it is finished with a cobalt-based lapis lazuli glaze, showcasing the authentic style of 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 glaze, creating depth and a rich variety of shades, ranging from areas that appear nearly black to sections where the blue transparency shines through.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the piece, there are traces of natural ash glaze carried by the flames, which has flowed into the interior as it mingled with the lapis glaze.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 11.7cm x 11.6cm x Height 6.4cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermined to become a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his artistic perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he further 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\nHe is currently active mainly through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618212171873,"sku":"7867","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7867.jpg?v=1790233387","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7867","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}