Bizen Hidasuki Bajyo Hai

This is a new Bizen *hidasuki* sake cup by Kousuke Kaneshige, the leader of the Kaneshige school and son of the great restorer of Bizen ware and Living National Treasure, the late Toyo Kaneshige. The clay, refined through traditional methods, creates an incredibly exquisite texture. Its toasted, azuki-bean-colored earthen quality carries a unique character—reminiscent of both metal like bronze and a confection so appealing you might want to eat it. Observing the carved notches on the base, which serve both as a structural connection and a design element, one feels the unmistakable sense of Kousuke-sensei’s style: trimming away the unnecessary while adding a distinctive flourish. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included.
Diameter 8.2cm × Diameter 8.1cm × Height 7.3cm Kousuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968 and completed his graduate studies there in 1970. He began exhibiting his ceramic work in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University, he returned to his hometown in 1977. He built his own climbing kiln in 1982. He creates objects, tea utensils, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic wall mural "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994. In 1997, his work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition, and he has held solo exhibitions in cities including Tokyo and Osaka. In 2012, he was designated a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.