Bizen Black Sake Cup

This is a new Bizen black sake cup fired in the new kiln of Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe, has loved Bizen ware since childhood, and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns. It is a rare piece in which the black color has transformed into cobalt blue due to intense ash-covering, fired in a position that captures ash-covered kiln variation (hai-kaburi yohen). The rugged, rock-like form is well-suited to the fiercely jagged blue kiln-altered surface. The artist mentioned that he applied a different type of clay to the interior of the cup to create crackling (kannyu). (Photo 8: Please note that there is a large, rough crack from the rim to the foot, which is intended by the artist.)

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Diameter 6.8cm × Diameter 6.8cm × Height 5.2cm Takashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba. Thinking from a young age that he would become a potter, he chose sculpture in university to broaden the scope of his ceramic art. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts Sculpture Department in 2006, he entered the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture to hone his skills. He became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition. He is currently active, primarily holding solo exhibitions at department stores.