Bizen Yohen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Kōriki, a former live-in apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. The black-silver ash glaze, which seems to seep slowly into the surface, is a masterpiece that truly represents the essence of Kōriki’s work. The base in particular is fired to a crisp, allowing one to enjoy the light reflecting off the black-silver kiln transformation. The kiln change, which is neither too intense nor too subtle, has a profound depth, combining with the mountain-shaped unglazed patch to create a magnificent landscape. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 6.5cm × Diameter 6.6cm × Height 6.0cm Yoshiteru Kōriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he aspired to a career in ceramics and, after graduating from high school, began studying under the father-and-son duo of Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige in 1989. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and set 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 annual exhibitions since. In 1999, he was selected for the "Northern Confectionery Vessels I Want to Use" exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Forms of Tea Ceremony" exhibition for the first time.