Bizen Chaire

This is a Bizen tea caddy by Yoshinobu Morimoto, an artist with an excellent aesthetic sense who continues to evolve in his handling of clay, firing, and craftsmanship. It is a *shirifukura* (bottom-heavy) shaped tea caddy with a somewhat smart and sharp form, and despite its intense firing, it leaves a clean and refreshing impression overall. The rich yellow sesame glaze (*kigoma*) is layered upon itself, with a mist-like, fine-grained sesame base overlaid with liquid sesame and scorched sesame. A *hidasuki* (fire-cord) pattern is applied around the rim, avoiding the sesame glaze, and the inside of the rim, in particular, has been polished smooth through use and care. Signed wooden box (*tomobako* with four-way bracing)
Rim 3.8cm × Diameter 7.3cm × Diameter 7.2cm × Height 7.7cm (including ivory lid) Yoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976. He completed the Bizen Pottery Center program in 1996. After working independently, he held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2004. Since then, he has held annual solo exhibitions nationwide, centered in Tokyo. He was selected for the "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition" at the Tanabe Museum of Art in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Sake Cup Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2009, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Tea Bowl Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2010, he held a solo exhibition titled "Yoshinobu Morimoto Feature" at Tenmaya in Okayama, among other solo exhibitions held in various regions.