Bizen Yohen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen kiln-change sake cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, a former apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. The profound, ink-like black of the kiln-change is beautifully accented by a flash of color reminiscent of a blazing Big Bang. Achieving this black color using only ash, without applying clay slip, is a daring technique typical of Koriki-sensei, who always sets a theme for every firing. While the base is fired to a crisp, the charming single accent mark inside the cup is sure to bring a smile to your face. One can only wonder how this 2B-pencil-like black will evolve over time. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 6.3cm x Diameter 6.3cm x Height 6.0cm Yoshiteru Koriki-sensei was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he set his heart on a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to strike out on his own, successfully firing 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 "Northern Confectionery Vessels I Want to Use" exhibition, and in 2002, he was first selected for the "Tea Ceremony Forms" exhibition.