Bizen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Hisanaga Koide, who made his long-awaited debut after completing a long apprenticeship under Juro Harada. It is a work reminiscent of his mentor, Juro Harada, featuring a distinctive rim design and an intense, bluish kiln transformation as its highlights. The intense, bluish ash glaze has melted into a vitreous texture in places, providing a rich, evocative landscape of crackles that delights the viewer. Despite its large and bold form, it feels light and airy in the hand, and together with its careful finishing, it is a piece that truly expresses the artist's sincerity. Signed wooden box to follow (please allow some time for shipping)
Diameter 8.6cm x 8.0cm x Height 5.5cm Hisanaga Koide was born in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1978. In 1997, he became an apprentice to Juro Harada. In 2011, he became independent and built a climbing kiln in Ushimado-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. He fired his first kiln in 2013.