Black sake bottle

This is the latest black sake flask (tokkuri) from the kiln of Masao Akiya, who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with unique originality within a new spirit. It is a stylish piece characteristic of Akiya-sensei, featuring white, cobalt blue, and gold sesame glaze that cascades down like a waterfall of beads. The rim displays a brilliant, vivid cobalt blue that, when in use, reacts to drops of spilled sake to reveal even more magnificent hues than when dry. The beaded glaze, a blend of black and amber, has been further enhanced by a stroke of kiln-god serendipity, resulting in a rare white-streaked effect prominently featured on the front.

View the blog post by Kawaguchi Tourakuen Signed wooden box to be provided later (please allow some time for delivery)
Rim 4.5cm x Body diameter 10.7cm x Body diameter 10.5cm x Height 15.6cm; Capacity approx. 490cc Masao Akiya was born in Saitama in 1968. He studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki starting in 1998, and after ten years of apprenticeship, built his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008. He held his first kiln opening in 2009. His works have been selected for the Tanabe Art Museum’s Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and he has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Award.