Bizen Sake Cup

This is a new Bizen sake cup, fresh from the kiln, by Hisanaga Koide, who has made his long-awaited debut after completing a lengthy apprenticeship under the late Juro Harada. It features a highly distinctive, shimmering purple-red "shiso" color that looks as if it has been coated in platinum. The generously applied "goma" (ash glaze) displays two distinct textures: a rough, matte charred goma and a glossy, vitreous green goma. The shiso color inside the cup has a slightly deeper red hue, and when moistened with sake, it reveals the exquisite quality of the clay. Signed wooden box to be provided later (please allow some time for shipping).
Diameter 7.2cm x 7.2cm x Height 6.2cm Hisanaga Koide was born in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1978. In 1997, he became an apprentice to Juro Harada. He went independent in 2011 and built his own climbing kiln in Ushimado-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture. He fired his first kiln in 2013.