Black Grail

This is the latest black cup from the kiln of Masao Akitani, an artist who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works overflowing with unique originality within a new spirit. This piece is a resized version of the various sake cup designs developed by Akitani-sensei, adapted to serve as a beer or shochu cup. Its avant-garde design suits the larger form exceptionally well, pairing perfectly with the chic, deep, and lustrous black firing. The design, color, and firing are brilliantly unified under a single theme, resulting in a piece typical of the Isezaki school that would even suit contemporary architecture.

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Diameter 8.6cm × Diameter 8.2cm × Height 10.4cm Masao Akitani was born in Saitama in 1968. He studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki starting in 1998, and after ten years of training, he 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 exhibitions such as 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 Prize.