Bizen teacup

This is a Bizen tea cup by the Bizen treasure, Tsuyoshi Kaneshige, whose grandfather was a Living National Treasure and whose father was an Intangible Cultural Property holder. This piece was crafted by meticulously preparing high-quality rice field clay, resulting in a characteristically rich, soft texture. The fine-grained, mugwort-colored clay features intense hidasuki (fire-cord) markings, and the scarlet hue spreading across the entire interior is particularly deep and vivid, adding to the pleasure of its use. A work by the prestigious Bizen master Tsuyoshi Kaneshige makes an exceptionally well-received gift. This is a Bizen tea cup by the Bizen treasure, Tsuyoshi Kaneshige, whose grandfather was a Living National Treasure and whose father was an Intangible Cultural Property holder. This piece was crafted by meticulously preparing high-quality rice field clay, resulting in a characteristically rich, soft texture. The fine-grained, mugwort-colored clay features intense hidasuki (fire-cord) markings, and the scarlet hue spreading across the entire interior is particularly deep and vivid, adding to the pleasure of its use. A work by the prestigious Bizen master Tsuyoshi Kaneshige makes an exceptionally well-received gift. Includes signed wooden box (with two-way cross-bar lid)
Diameter 7.7cm × Diameter 7.6cm × Height 7.8cm

About gift wrapping Tsuyoshi Kaneshige was born as the second son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Michiaki Kaneshige and is the grandson of the great Living National Treasure, Toyo Kaneshige. Tsuyoshi Kaneshige graduated from the Ashiya College of Fine Arts in 1988. He returned to Bizen in 1992 after working at the Atelier Hikousen Ceramics Research Institute. He exhibited at the Bizen Young Artists Exhibition in September 1996 and has been active in events such as the Kaneshige Family Exhibition, in which he began participating in May 1999.