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No. 7956
Bizen Guinomi
¥6,600
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Description
Masao Akiya studied under Jun Isezaki, the fifth Living National Treasure of Bizen ware, and creates works full of originality within a fresh and contemporary spirit.
This is a newly fired Bizen Guinomi by Masao Akiya, just released from the kiln.
It is one of his latest works, freshly fired in February 2026.
This Guinomi is especially appealing for its brilliant surface effects produced through the anagama firing tradition of the Isezaki lineage.
Against a base of clay marked by strong hiro, both white Kase-Goma and Kigoma have emerged beautifully.
Because the piece was fired with abundant heat, a wide variety of Goma effects appear across the entire surface, and it is fascinating how dramatically its expression changes depending on the angle from which it is viewed.
The interior is particularly striking, with its vivid hiro clay tones and dynamic Tobi-Goma, and when sake is poured into the vessel and the clay absorbs moisture, the beauty of the clay surface becomes even more pronounced.
Within this area, Akiya has also incised distinctive linear patterns that evoke the atmosphere of ancient ritual vessels, and the way the Yohen appears along the gradation creates a truly remarkable synergistic effect.
This is a newly fired Bizen Guinomi by Masao Akiya, just released from the kiln.
It is one of his latest works, freshly fired in February 2026.
This Guinomi is especially appealing for its brilliant surface effects produced through the anagama firing tradition of the Isezaki lineage.
Against a base of clay marked by strong hiro, both white Kase-Goma and Kigoma have emerged beautifully.
Because the piece was fired with abundant heat, a wide variety of Goma effects appear across the entire surface, and it is fascinating how dramatically its expression changes depending on the angle from which it is viewed.
The interior is particularly striking, with its vivid hiro clay tones and dynamic Tobi-Goma, and when sake is poured into the vessel and the clay absorbs moisture, the beauty of the clay surface becomes even more pronounced.
Within this area, Akiya has also incised distinctive linear patterns that evoke the atmosphere of ancient ritual vessels, and the way the Yohen appears along the gradation creates a truly remarkable synergistic effect.
Details
- Pottery Type
- guinomi
- Dimensions
- W6.8cm x D6.7cm x H6.8cm
About the Artist
He was born in Saitama Prefecture in 1968.
He became a disciple of Jun Isezaki in 1998.
He built a kiln in 2008 and became independent as a ceramic artist.
He became a disciple of Jun Isezaki in 1998.
He built a kiln in 2008 and became independent as a ceramic artist.