Bizen Hidasuki Sake Bottle

This is a latest Bizen hidatsuki sake flask by Jumpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige family. It is a flattened sake flask featuring the signature lined pattern passed down through three generations of the Kaneshige family, adorned with a masterfully executed hidatsuki (fire-cord) design by Jumpei. The bright, azuki-bean-colored clay body is wrapped diagonally with smooth, moist-textured hidatsuki, with the gradation of the fire-cord itself clearly visible. While already very pleasant to the touch, the texture is sure to become even more magnificent with use or when dampened. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Rim 3.9cm × Body 9.5cm × 9.2cm × Height 13.6cm, Capacity 350cc Jumpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige. He graduated from Waseda University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1994. In 2000, he completed his graduate studies in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, and upon returning to Japan, he began his apprenticeship under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.