{"product_id":"p7870","title":"Lapis Lazuli Tea Cup (Left-facing Horse)","description":"This Bizen-lapis lazuli teacup is the work of Takashi Baba, who was born in Inbe and has loved Bizen ware since childhood, finding his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, fired in a newly designed climbing kiln in June 2025, and features the auspicious \"leftward-facing horse\" (hidari-uma) carved onto the waist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased in Shigaraki clay and finished with a cobalt-based lapis lazuli glaze, this is an authentic glazed piece that reflects Baba-sensei's passion for glaze research.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe coarse texture of the Shigaraki clay reacts beautifully with the lapis lazuli glaze to create subtle variations in shading throughout, allowing the piece to show various expressions depending on the lighting and the angle from which it is viewed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the piece, the glaze is relatively thick at the rim, resulting in a deep lapis color, while the color becomes lighter along the curve of the waist before the interior base; viewed as a whole, the interior possesses a very deep and intriguing glaze tone.\n\nNo box included (*A paulownia wood box can be made separately)\nDiameter 9.0cm x 8.8cm x Height 7.3cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThinking he would become a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden the scope of his pottery.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, then entered the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture to refine his craft.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\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":46618212335713,"sku":"7870","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7870.jpg?v=1790233392","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7870","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}