Bizen tea bowl

This is a Bizen tea bowl by Jumpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige school. With no affectation or pretense, its exceptionally honest and gentle form conveys the earnest sentiment Jumpei holds for Bizen pottery. As if in response to this, the clay has fired to a magnificent shiso-purple hue; the exquisite color, which seems to waver between reddish-brown and reddish-purple, possesses a depth that defies description. The *koge-goma* (scorched sesame ash glaze) on the front has fired to a dark black, yet it has a mysterious, wet-looking luster. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 12.1cm x Diameter 12.1cm x Height 8.4cm Jumpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige. He graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994. In 2000, he completed his graduate studies in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, and upon returning to Japan, he began his apprenticeship under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.