Shuten

A sake cup by the visionary master Togaku Mori, a Prefectural Designated Important Intangible Cultural Property holder who pursues and transcends the traditions of Old Bizen. This piece was fired in the Samukawa large kiln in 1994, and it features the fine sesame glaze characteristic of the large kiln over Samukawa white clay. Furthermore, the scarlet hue, reacting to the subtle flow of flames, is a delicate yet peerless kiln transmutation typical of such a kiln. Its primitive style, created using a mold, possesses an artistry that cannot be captured by the mere term "sake cup" written on the box. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 6.3cm × Diameter 6.3cm × Height 4.6cm Born as the eldest son of Hideji Mori, whose lineage traces back to the six master potter families, Togaku Mori graduated from the Okayama University Special Art Course in 1959. He returned to his family home in 1962 to pursue the path of pottery. He was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition the following year and became a regular member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1966. Captivated by Old Bizen, he began researching large-scale kilns around 1972. After building a 46-meter-long kiln in Aioi City, Hyogo Prefecture, he constructed the current 53-meter-long Samukawa large kiln, achieving its first successful firing in 1986. Since then, he has fired the kiln every four to five years. He was also in the process of constructing a new 90-meter-long large kiln, with plans for its first firing around 2010. He was designated as an Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property holder in 1996. In 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition. In 2002, he became the first Bizen ware artist to receive the Japan Ceramic Society Award.
Awards: Japan Ceramic Society Award, Japan Ceramic Society Gold Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award, and many others / Prefectural Exhibition Juror