Bizen sake bottle

This Bizen sake flask is the work of Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist who was an inner-disciple of the master Sozan Kaneshige. It is a flask with an exceptional body, featuring a magnificent, perfectly round shape highlighted by scarlet hues and a two-toned matte sesame glaze. Its superb body, which looks as though it was puffed up with air, combines charm with power, creating an indescribable sense of happiness just by holding it. The drop-like form and kiln transformation combine to create a mysterious flask that changes impression depending on the viewer—sometimes appearing like a "matte-red riding hood" or perhaps a ripening fruit. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim 3.7cm × Body diameter 10.6cm × 10.6cm × Height 13.4cm Capacity approx. 540cc Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father’s love of ceramics, he aspired to pursue the craft. After graduating from high school, he studied pottery techniques under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Arimichi starting in 1989. After seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996 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 "Exhibition of North Country Confectionery Vessels I Want to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.