Bizen Hidasuki Sake Cup

This is a Bizen Hidasuki sake cup by Tomio Ochi, who diligently worked at the kiln under the tutelage of Yasuhito Abe, pouring his still-unsatisfied aspirations into his pottery. The Hidasuki technique, which seems to seep stickily into the clay surface, is quintessentially Ochi—an artist renowned for his work in this style. The form, meticulously refined over time, has been fired at an extremely high temperature, and one can feel the high-density vitrification the moment it is held. The intense Hidasuki patterns and the dense, fired-clay texture result in a "profound sense of weight" that is uniquely Ochi’s and without equal. Original signed wooden box (two-way cross-bar lid)
Diameter 6.8cm × Diameter 6.8cm × Height 5.0cm Tomio Ochi graduated from Ehime Prefectural Niihama Technical High School in 1949. He moved to Tokyo in 1952 to study oil painting and sculpture, continuing to pursue these arts while working for a company. In 1997, he visited Yasuhito Abe in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, to receive his guidance. He built his own kiln in Ushimado in 1998, and has since been working on Bizen ware by applying the experience he gained from his studies in sculpture and painting.