{"product_id":"p7912","title":"Hidasuki Guinomi (Fire-cord Sake Cup)","description":"This is a Bizen hidaski sake cup by So Kaneshige, an earlier work that captivates many with its harmony of delicate, elegant clay texture and powerful form. He inherited the Maruyama kiln as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nA biography from 1999 is enclosed, suggesting the piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is not a hidaski piece fired in an electric kiln, but one fired in a climbing kiln, featuring orange-tinged scarlet markings on a red bean-colored body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is said that when Sozan developed electric kiln firing for Bizen ware, he preferred to use slightly coarser clay for hidaski works; this piece similarly possesses an appealing, rugged texture with fine stone inclusions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe most striking feature—the orange-mixed hidaski—appears to seep from within the clay body itself, with shades born from the flames of the climbing kiln that add a profound depth of character.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe foot, deeply carved as if to test the limits of its stability, seems to have been So Kaneshige’s signature style even then; without any excessive decoration, the piece speaks eloquently through its mere presence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough an earlier work, it shows no stains or signs of use.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.6cm x Height 6.5cm\n\nSo Kaneshige was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University in 1969, he began his path in ceramics under the tutelage of his father, Sozan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later established his independence in 1979 in the Maruyama district of Okayama City, where he is based today.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe primarily creates tea ceramics using a potter's wheel, characterized by deep, powerful firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe strives to eliminate ornamentation as much as possible, focusing on channeling his spirit directly into the clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently focuses his activities on solo exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe holds energetic annual solo exhibitions at department stores in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe also held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany, in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he participated in the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he was awarded the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award.","brand":"金重 愫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618213711969,"sku":"7912","price":38500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7912.jpg?v=1790233458","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7912","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}