Bizen ware sake cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Masao Akitani, an artist who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works overflowing with unique originality within a new spirit. It is a wonderful piece, with golden-fired sesame glaze adorning the interior. The accents of black scorched sesame and white dry sesame are also eye-catching. The unique form, which resembles a pinched waist, stems from Masao Akitani's inspiration, and I feel that his spontaneity of thought works in a positive direction. Signed wooden box (with double-bar lid)
Diameter 7.1cm × Diameter 6.8cm × Height 4.0cm Masao Akitani was born in Saitama in 1968. He studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki starting in 1998, and after ten years of training, he built his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008. He held his first kiln opening in 2009. He has been selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art's "The Modeling of Tea Ceremony" exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch exhibition, and has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Prize.