Bizen ware sake cup

This Bizen yohen sake cup is the work of Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist who was an apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. It is a masterpiece featuring a jet-black ash glaze combined with a vivid orange "nuke" (fire-affected area). Its beautiful scarlet hue will only grow more stunning with use, surely captivating the eyes of all who behold it. The slightly thick, orthodox design is easy to handle, and because it is simple, it allows you to enjoy the raw, straightforward essence of the clay itself. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 6.7cm × Diameter 6.5cm × Height 6.0cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he set his heart on the path of ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied pottery techniques under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho beginning in 1989. After seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and set out on his own, achieving success with 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, his work was selected for the "Kita no Kashiki Ten" (Exhibition of Sweets Vessels I'd Like to Use), and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu no Zokei Ten" (Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Forms) for the first time.