Bizen sake bottle

This Bizen sake flask is the work of Togaku Mori, a master artist and Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property holder who pursues and transcends the style of ancient Bizen ware. The flask showcases the signature style of Master Mori, featuring a rugged and powerful form overflowing with rustic charm, paired with a calm, reddish clay texture reminiscent of Momoyama-period ancient Bizen. Although the firing is simple, relying solely on the natural quality of the clay, the mysterious allure emanated by the piece never grows tiresome; this is undoubtedly a testament to Master Mori’s passion for ancient Bizen. However, he does not merely imitate the past; his unique, primitive yet refined style directly connects contemporary ceramics with ancient earthenware through his own artistic lens.

Comes with signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim diameter 3.7cm × Body diameter 10.3cm × Body diameter 10.3cm × Height 15.7cm. Capacity: approx. 640cc

Master Togaku Mori was born as the eldest son of Hideji Mori, a descendant of the six prominent Bizen kiln-owning families, and graduated from the special art course at Okayama University in 1959. He returned to his family home in 1962 to enter the path of pottery. The following year, he was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, and in 1966, he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association. Fascinated by ancient Bizen, he began researching large-scale climbing kilns (ogama) around 1972. After building a 46-meter kiln in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, he constructed the current 53-meter Samukaze ogama, succeeding with its first firing in 1986. Since then, he has fired the kiln every four to five years. He also worked on a new 90-meter ogama, with the inaugural firing planned for around 2010. He was designated a holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1996. In 1997, his work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition. In 2002, he became the first Bizen ware artist to receive the Japan Ceramic Society Award.
Awards: Japan Ceramic Society Award and Gold Prize, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Arts and Culture Merit Award, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror This Bizen sake flask is the work of Togaku Mori, a master artist and Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property holder who pursues and transcends the style of ancient Bizen ware. The flask showcases the signature style of Master Mori, featuring a rugged and powerful form overflowing with rustic charm, paired with a calm, reddish clay texture reminiscent of Momoyama-period ancient Bizen. Although the firing is simple, relying solely on the natural quality of the clay, the mysterious allure emanated by the piece never grows tiresome; this is undoubtedly a testament to Master Mori’s passion for ancient Bizen. However, he does not merely imitate the past; his unique, primitive yet refined style directly connects contemporary ceramics with ancient earthenware through his own artistic lens. Comes with signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim diameter 3.7cm × Body diameter 10.3cm × Body diameter 10.3cm × Height 15.7cm. Capacity: approx. 640cc Master Togaku Mori was born as the eldest son of Hideji Mori, a descendant of the six prominent Bizen kiln-owning families, and graduated from the special art course at Okayama University in 1959. He returned to his family home in 1962 to enter the path of pottery. The following year, he was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, and in 1966, he became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association. Fascinated by ancient Bizen, he began researching large-scale climbing kilns (ogama) around 1972. After building a 46-meter kiln in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, he constructed the current 53-meter Samukaze ogama, succeeding with its first firing in 1986. Since then, he has fired the kiln every four to five years. He also worked on a new 90-meter ogama, with the inaugural firing planned for around 2010. He was designated a holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1996. In 1997, his work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition. In 2002, he became the first Bizen ware artist to receive the Japan Ceramic Society Award.
Awards: Japan Ceramic Society Award and Gold Prize, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Arts and Culture Merit Award, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror