Bizen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Jumpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of the preeminent artist of the Kaneshige school, Kosuke Kaneshige. The piece was fired with a generous amount of smoke, and a fine, matte-textured "kase-goma" ash glaze covers the work seamlessly, like a veil. The distinctive, elongated "nuke" (unfired or exposed area) is perfectly suited to this overall coating of kase-goma, functioning as an accent that further highlights the beauty of the ash glaze. Moreover, the clear, sharp edge surrounding the nuke is magnificent, and with the beauty of the clay texture visible from within, it can truly be called a perfect example of a kase-goma work. Original signed box (shiho-san)
Diameter 6.3cm x Diameter 6.1cm x Height 5.7cm 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 a graduate program in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA, and upon returning to Japan, he apprenticed under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.