Bizen Guinomi

This Bizen sake cup is by Hisanaga Koide, who made his long-awaited debut after completing a long apprenticeship under Juro Harada. It features a remarkably powerful form, reminiscent of a boss toad crouching low or glaring from a hunched position. It possesses an intensity akin to a miniature kutsu-chawan (shoe-shaped tea bowl), standing as a testament to Koide's exceptional molding skills. The fine, pale green "kase-goma" (dry sesame glaze) complements the reddish-purple clay body with its golden shimmer, while the interior reveals a fresh, faintly orange-tinted clay that seems to be eagerly awaiting the sake. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 8.2cm x Diameter 8.2cm x Height 5.5cm Hisanaga Koide was born in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture in 1978. He became an apprentice to Juro Harada in 1997. In 2011, he became independent and built an anagama kiln in Ushimado-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. He fired his first kiln in 2013.