Bizen yohen sake bottle

A new Bizen kiln-transmutation (yohen) sake bottle by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist who was an apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. The turnip-shaped, perfectly round body combined with a uniquely transformed oval mouth creates a silhouette reminiscent of a muskmelon. The deep black ash glaze covering the entire piece complements this melon-like silhouette beautifully. While achieving a bold, black kiln-transmutation, the profound texture of the clay remains clearly visible, demonstrating Master Koriki’s skillful firing technique. (*Please note that there is a flake in the ash glaze on the rim, as shown in the eighth photo.) Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim 4.4cm × Body diameter 10.0cm × Body diameter 9.9cm × Height 13.5cm; Capacity 450cc Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he aspired to pursue a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied pottery techniques under the father-son duo of Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989. Following a seven-year apprenticeship, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to establish his independence, successfully completing his first firing the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since. In 1999, he was selected for the "Exhibition of Confectionery Bowls from the North that People Want to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.