Bizen Hidasuki Polka-dot Sake Cup

This is a stunningly vibrant Bizen *hidaski* (fire-cord) sake cup with a polka-dot pattern, a feat only achievable by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pours his heart and soul into his *hidaski* work. Crafted thinner than his usual pieces, it pairs perfectly with the white clay body, complemented by its gentle, barrel-like form. The rim resembles the lips of a maiden lightly tinted with rouge, while the combination of polka dots and *hidaski* lines evokes plum blossoms blooming in spring, creating a world reminiscent of a beautiful painting of a woman. This is a Bizen *hidaski* polka-dot sake cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, a former apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. This is a stunningly vibrant Bizen *hidaski* sake cup with a polka-dot pattern, a feat only achievable by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pours his heart and soul into his *hidaski* work. Crafted thinner than his usual pieces, it pairs perfectly with the white clay body, complemented by its gentle, barrel-like form. The rim resembles the lips of a maiden lightly tinted with rouge, while the combination of polka dots and *hidaski* lines evokes plum blossoms blooming in spring, creating a world reminiscent of a beautiful painting of a woman. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 7.3cm × Diameter 7.0cm × Height 5.8cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his pottery-loving father, he aspired to pursue the path of ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied pottery techniques under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989. After seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996, and successfully fired his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Exhibition of Confectionery Vessels I Want to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition" for the first time.