Black Grail

This is a latest black sake cup fresh from the kiln by Masao Akitani, a potter who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works full of unique originality infused with a fresh spirit. It is a resized version of the various sake cup designs developed by Mr. Akitani, adapted for use as a beer or shochu glass. The avant-garde design suits the large form perfectly, and matches exceptionally well with the chic, deeply lustrous black firing. The design, color, and firing are brilliantly unified under a single theme, resulting in a work typical of the Isezaki school that would even suit contemporary architecture.

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Diameter 8.5cm x Diameter 7.6cm x Height 11.4cm Masao Akitani was born in Saitama in 1968. He studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki from 1998, and after ten years of training, he built his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008. His first kiln firing took place in 2009. He has been selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition" and the Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and has received the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prefectural Exhibition Award and Encouragement Award.