Bizen Hidasuki Sake Cup

This is a Bizen hidaski sake cup by Kosuke Kaneshige, leader of the Kaneshige family and son of the legendary Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige, the man credited with the revival of Bizen ware. The work features a strikingly defined hidaski pattern, which, combined with its clean, minimalist form, gives the piece a sharp overall appearance. The deep, dark, and firm clay body is perfectly complemented by the rich, concentrated vermilion of the hidaski markings. With a spacious interior ideal for swirling sake, this piece exhibits the exquisite balance one expects from a seasoned master. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 6.8cm × Diameter 6.7cm × Height 6.1cm Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968 and completed his master's degree in sculpture there in 1970. He began exhibiting his ceramic works in 1975 and returned to his hometown in 1977 after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University. He built his own climbing kiln in 1982. He creates objects, tea utensils, vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic mural "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994. In 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition and has held solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and other locations. In 2012, he was designated a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.