{"product_id":"p7996","title":"Pale-Turning Black Shuten-dōji","description":"This is a *Sohen-guro* (Blue-Change Black) sake cup by Hiroshi Goseki, who opened his kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture after training under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nA piece crafted using the black slip instantly recognizable as the work of the Isezaki school, it is titled \"Sohen-guro\" (Blue-Change Black) because the areas where natural ash glaze accumulates turn a cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUpon the understated, slightly greenish-yellow *goma* (sesame) glaze, there appears a rich cobalt blue kiln transmutation that truly lives up to the name \"Sohen\" (Blue-Change).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, the artist shaped the form using the *tatara* (slab) technique before finishing it with fine hand-molded adjustments; the resulting form, reminiscent of a Raku tea bowl, possesses a superb sense of tranquility and gentle fluidity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe black interior offers a different atmosphere from the exterior, appearing as deep as burnished ink—a vessel interior that pulls the viewer in, perfectly suiting the tranquil style of the work.\n\nIncludes signed wooden box (*tomobako* with *shiho-san* lid).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.3cm × 7.2cm × Height 7.1cm\n\nHiroshi Goseki was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2013, he studied under Bizen ware Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became an independent artist in 2017 and established his own kiln in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2019.","brand":"後関裕士","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618224263265,"sku":"7996","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7996.jpg?v=1790233590","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p7996","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}