{"product_id":"p8150","title":"Hidasuki Guinomi (Sake Cup) made from premium clay","description":"This Bizen Hidasuki sake cup by Mr. Kanashige Sō, who inherited the Maruyama Kiln as the eldest son of Mr. Kanashige Sosan, is made from the finest clay and captivates many with the harmony of its delicate, elegant clay body and powerful form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired at the end of 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs indicated by the inscription on the box, “Made from the finest clay,” it was crafted from the highest quality field clay imaginable and fired to a dense, vitrified finish at the Maruyama Kiln, resulting in a Hidasuki sake cup with a moist, soft texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout 40 years ago, Mr. Sosan and Mr. Sō discovered some top-grade clay, which was prepared without machinery and then left to age in a storehouse.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was clay so precious that Mr. Sō remarked, “It would be a waste to die without using it.”\u003cbr\u003e\nIn stark contrast to the coarser clay texture that has characterized Mr. Sō’s Hidasuki works until now, this piece has an exceptionally fine texture, as if the clay had been refined through a double-filtering process.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSince Mr. Sosan, the previous generation, chose and used slightly coarser clay for his Hidasuki works,\u003cbr\u003e\nthis sake cup is truly “unbelievably” luxurious in every respect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLimited to throwing on the potter’s wheel, avoiding excessive decoration, and placing the expression of the clay’s character at the center of the work,\u003cbr\u003e\nit showcases a vividness that proves the quality of the clay, along with delicate Hidasuki lines that appear as if gently touched by straw.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe overwhelming presence of the foot when turned over is truly remarkable.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOriginal box (four-slat design)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6 cm × 6.6 cm × Height 6.1 cm\n\nMr. Kanashige Sō was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Mr. Kanashige Sosan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University in 1969, he entered the world of ceramics under the guidance of Mr. Kanashige Sosan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later established his own studio in Maruyama, Okayashi, in 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe primarily uses the potter’s wheel to create tea ceramics, and his work is characterized by deep, intense firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is committed to eliminating decoration as much as possible and directly imbuing the clay with his soul.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently focuses on solo exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe holds solo exhibitions every year at department stores and other venues 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, his work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Exhibition in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award.","brand":"金重 愫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49438053204065,"sku":"8150","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8150.jpg?v=1792532726","url":"https:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/en\/products\/p8150","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}