Kuroshuten

This is a new black sake cup from the latest kiln opening by Masao Akiya, an artist who trained under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with unique originality amidst a fresh spirit. As Akiya himself called it a great success, this is a magnificent piece featuring a thick application of natural glaze and a deep, lustrous black. The generous amount of natural glaze shifts into cobalt blue and gold-like hues in places, which, combined with the wild, flowing glaze drips, makes the piece so full of highlights that you won't know where to look first. With its tea bowl-style form reminiscent of Jun Isezaki's work, the superb cobalt blue and glossy black create a piece with a perfectly balanced composition.

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Diameter 6.4cm x Diameter 6.3cm x Height 5.6cm Masao Akiya was born in Saitama in 1968. He began his apprenticeship under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki in 1998, and after ten years of training, he built his own kiln in Bizen and struck out on his own in 2008. He held his first kiln opening in 2009. His works have been selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" and the Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and he has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prefectural Exhibition Prize and Encouragement Award.