White Bizen Free Cup

This is a new white Bizen free cup by Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe and has loved Bizen ware since childhood, finding his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns. This easy-to-use free cup is crafted from a semi-porcelain clay designed for white Bizen, which is a blend of Bizen clay and porcelain clay. The inclusion of porcelain clay allows for extremely crisp carving, giving the base of the cup a very sharp edge. Amidst the chic white aesthetic, kiln alterations characteristic of wood-firing have emerged, causing the clay to blush into a pink hue in various places.

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Diameter 9.6cm x 9.5cm x Height 7.5cm Takashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba. Thinking from a young age that he would become a potter, he chose to study sculpture in college to broaden his artistic range. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture. He became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition. He is currently active primarily through solo exhibitions at department stores.