Bizen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Hisanaga Koide, who has made his long-awaited debut after completing a lengthy apprenticeship under Juro Harada. The strong reduction firing has created a unique landscape, adding further depth to the dynamic style inherited from Harada. It features an incredibly rich texture, with white "kase" (dry) ash glaze layered over a well-fired, glassy green sesame glaze, all topped with scorched sesame ash. The "nuke" (clear patch) on the front has taken on a golden sheen due to the reduction, glowing with a pink luster. The interior showcases a metallic, iron-like Shiso-colored glaze combined with green sesame, which serves to further emphasize the clarity of the sake poured into it. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 8.0cm x 7.9cm x Height 5.6cm Hisanaga Koide was born in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1978. In 1997, he became an apprentice to Juro Harada. He went independent in 2011 and built his own climbing kiln in Ushimado-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. He fired his first kiln in 2013.