Bizen Sake Cup

This is a brand new Bizen sake cup, fresh from the kiln by Masao Akitani, an artist who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with unique originality within a new spirit. The piece features a fresh, hollowed-out form characteristic of Akitani-sensei, who develops his spur-of-the-moment inspirations and projects them into his work. The interior has been finished by scraping out the clay and then burnishing it, lending even this hollowed-out piece a thin, fresh impression. The egg-shaped silhouette is etched with the deeply flavorful kiln transformation (yohen) of an anagama wood-fired kiln. Signed wooden box to be provided later (please allow some time for shipping)
Diameter 7.1cm × Diameter 6.9cm × Height 7.1cm 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 "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Prize.