Bizen sake bottle

This is a Bizen sake flask by Katsuyo Takami, a popular female ceramic artist known for her powerful style, who studied under the master of sake vessels, Rokuro Nakamura. The well-balanced triangular form, which clearly showcases the artist's high level of skill, is truly wonderful. Each of the three sides features deeply nuanced kiln-altered patterns, all of which exhibit an alluring earthen quality. When used, it produces a pleasant, rhythmic sound as the sake is poured. Signed wooden box (with double-cleat lid)
Rim 3.7cm x Body diameter 9.1cm x Body diameter 8.7cm x Height 13.1cm. Capacity approx. 370ml. Katsuyo Takami studied drawing under Western-style painter Shozo Abe during her student years, and after graduation, she studied oil painting under local artist Masaharu Aoki. She is also an avid mountaineer who, driven by her love for mountains, successfully climbed the three great peaks of Europe—the Eiger, the Matterhorn, and Mont Blanc—in 1973. Possessing a proactive and adventurous spirit, she visited the artist Rokuro Nakamura in 1974 through a friend's introduction and, captivated by his rustic works, became his apprentice. After four years of training, she built her own climbing kiln at her current location in 1978 and became an independent artist. In 1982, her work was selected for the Japan Kōgei Association Chūgoku Branch Exhibition, and in 1992, it was also selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art's Tea Ceremony Exhibition.