Bizen-yaki pouring vessel

This is a Bizen katakuchi (sake pouring vessel) by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, an apprentice of the master Sozan Kaneshige. It is a vessel that is gaining popularity because it is easy to use and maintain, while also serving as an authentic piece of sake ware that elevates the atmosphere of any drinking occasion. Though it is a work meant for casual use, the quality is exceptional, featuring the refined, austere clay texture characteristic of Koriki, accented by an elegant "goma" (sesame) ash glaze. The body is decorated with horizontal spatula marks, followed by vertical ones that create distinct ridges, which, combined with the "abata" (pitted) foot, make for a highly impressive form. Paper box
Diameter 8.8cm × Diameter 7.8cm × Height 12.4cm 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 Kaneshige starting in 1989. After seven years of training, he built a climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to strike out on his own, and successfully produced 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 "Sweets Containers of the North I'd Like to Use" exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the first time for the "Tea Ceremony Forms" exhibition.