White Bizen Sake Cup

This is a white Bizen sake cup by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns. This white Bizen piece is fired in an anagama (climbing kiln) using a "semi-porcelain" clay, a blend of porcelain and pottery clay. The white surface of the semi-porcelain clay appears coated in a translucent, glass-like layer, and its unique enamel-like texture gives it a remarkably cool aesthetic. The contrast between the white surface and the gray ash glaze inside the cup creates a fresh, striking landscape of white, black, and silver that is truly unlike anything seen before. Signed wooden box to follow at a later date (please allow some time for shipping).
Diameter 6.8cm × Diameter 6.7cm × Height 6.3cm Takashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba. Intending to become a potter from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his perspective on ceramic art. After graduating from the Department of Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts 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.