{"product_id":"p3222","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This Bizen sake bottle is by Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto, an artist who created many masterpieces using peerless, miraculous techniques. The piece is exceptionally well-fired, and the entire body has a platinum-like luster. Furthermore, it features a rich and colorful landscape created by the combination of grey sangiri markings and a faint, greenish sesame glaze. The large, imposing style is typical of Yamamoto, who was known as a master of the potter's wheel.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.5cm x Body diameter 8.9cm x Body diameter 8.7cm x Height 13.5cm; Capacity approx. 400cc\n\nToshu Yamamoto (1906–1994, born in Ibe, Bizen City) entered the world of pottery in 1921 and established his own kiln in 1933. He later studied under Kyoto ceramic artist Yaichi Kusube to refine his skills. After the war, he deepened his friendships with figures such as Rosanjin Kitaoji and Isamu Noguchi. Known as \"Toshu of the Wheel\" for his superior wheel-throwing skills, he produced delicate works and enthusiastically took on the creation of tea ceramics, primarily tea caddies, establishing his reputation as a master craftsman of tea utensils; he had a particular fondness for tea caddies and produced many. In 1987, he was designated a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property. In 1992, he held the exhibition \"Journey to the Six Old Kilns: Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto.\" \u003cbr\u003e\nMajor awards and honors: Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award, Miki Memorial Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Chugoku Cultural Award, Mainichi Art Award, Bizen City Distinguished Service Award, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class, Honorary Citizen of Bizen City","brand":"山本陶秀","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618530250849,"sku":"3222","price":200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/3222.jpg?v=1790237498","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p3222","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}