Bizen sake cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Tsuyoshi Kaneshige, who established his kiln in Kugui, where he continues his research and pottery making. It incorporates a kiln-change (yohen) effect in a two-tone orange and gray color scheme devised in Kugui. The clay's texture, aiming for the scarlet hue of a sunrise, evokes the sight of mountains at dawn through the patterns created by the kiln-change. The cup also highlights the artist’s original craftsmanship, such as the shallowly carved foot. Includes signed wooden storage box (shiho-san).
Diameter 7.2cm x Diameter 7.1cm x Height 6.0cm Tsuyoshi Kaneshige was born as the second son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Michiaki Kaneshige and is the grandson of the great Living National Treasure, Toyo Kaneshige. Tsuyoshi Kaneshige graduated from the Ashiya College of Art in 1988. After working at the Atelier Hikousen Ceramic Research Institute, he returned to Bizen in 1992. He exhibited at the Bizen Young Artists Exhibition in September 1996 and has been active in shows such as the Kaneshige Family Exhibition, which he has participated in since May 1999.