Hidasuki bowl

This new Hidasuki bowl is by Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe and has loved Bizen ware since childhood, finding joy in life through creating works and firing kilns. The highly original polyhedral form involves not just the exterior, but a transformation of the body itself; one cannot help but be amazed by Baba-sensei's sense and technique in achieving such expression by hand. Each piece is assembled with different angles, and viewing the whole gives it a mysterious presence that looks somewhat like a pouch, yet also like a stone. He is just as particular about the firing as the shape; to highlight the beautiful ridges, it was fired in a strong reduction atmosphere to avoid sesame ash, resulting in a beautiful golden Hidasuki that leaves the surface well exposed. Please feel free to use it as you like, whether for drinking tea, as a container for delicacies, or as a vessel for chilled sake.

"Takashi Baba Special Feature" Signed wooden box to follow (please allow some time for delivery)
Diameter 7.1cm x 6.8cm x Height 5.4cm Takashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba. Thinking from a young age that he would become a ceramic artist, he chose sculpture in university to broaden the scope of his pottery. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts sculpture department in 2006, he entered the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture to hone his skills. He became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition. He is currently active, primarily holding solo exhibitions at department stores.