Bizen teabowl

This is an earlier Bizen tea bowl by Kosuke Kaneshige, leader of the Kaneshige school and son of the legendary reviver of Bizen ware and Living National Treasure, Toyo Kaneshige. Created around 1990, the piece exhibits the sharp lines and delightfully fluid form characteristic of Kosuke Kaneshige’s work. Even at that time, he was already meticulously preparing high-quality clay, resulting in a magnificent deep shiso-red hue reminiscent of an aged wine. The bowl also features a generous coating of yellow sesame glaze (kigo-ma), a signature of the Kaneshige family; one can enjoy a dazzling array of variations, including delicate yellow sesame that seems to soak into the surface, raised scorched sesame, and vivid gold-like streaks of flowing glaze. (Please note that this is an earlier work and shows some signs of use.) Signed wooden box (shiho-zan) included
Diameter 13.3cm × Diameter 12.3cm × Height 9.1cm Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of the Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968 and completed his graduate studies there in 1970. He began exhibiting his ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer in the School of Letters at Tokai University, he returned home in 1977. He built his own climbing kiln in 1982. He produces a wide range of works including objects, tea utensils, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic wall mural "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994 and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997. He holds solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and elsewhere. In 2012, he was designated a Holder of Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property.