Bizen tea cup

This Bizen teacup is by Takashi Soga, an artist who challenges himself to create ancient beauty by recreating the environment in which Old Bizen pottery was fired. This piece was fired using a primitive kiln based solely on his own empirical knowledge, without the use of any machinery such as electric potter's wheels or thermometers. Its small, elegant form, shaped using the coiling technique, possesses a refined presence with a textural quality that evokes the evocative atmosphere of an antique Bizen jar. Every aspect of its clay-fired construction conveys the deliberate, unhurried care and meticulous attention poured into its creation. Paper box
Diameter 6.7cm x Diameter 6.6cm x Height 9.4cm Takashi Soga was born in Tokyo in 1984. In 2009, he began an apprenticeship under Jun Isezaki, and in 2012, he built his own kiln in Kugu, Bizen City. He has been working independently as a ceramic artist since 2013.