Bizen Ware Tea Ceremony Incense Container

This is a tea-room style incense container, a previous work by Hikaru Shimamura, an artist who inherits the traditional genre of fine ceramics with a unique sensibility and creativity. As part of his tea-room series produced in the past, this piece combines intricate craftsmanship with a sophisticated, lighthearted touch. The tea room, which fits in the palm of your hand, is utterly charming; it was born from a fresh, vibrant sensibility and even evokes a sense of daily life. The stunning scarlet kiln-change effects draped over the thatched roof further enhance the work's level of perfection. (As the original cloth and ceramic biography are not included, we have provided our own.)

Read the blog post about Hikaru Shimamura's measuring box Signed wooden box included
Diameter 9.1cm x Diameter 6.4cm x Height 6.3cm Hikaru Shimamura was born in Osafune-cho, Okayama Prefecture, in 1942. After graduating from the Painting Department of Naniwa College, he began his pottery career as a self-taught artist. He creates fine ceramics using hand-building and molding techniques, often featuring familiar subjects such as cats, sparrows, climbing kilns, and pine firewood. He became independent in 1978 after building an anagama kiln in Osafune-cho, and in 1992, he built a climbing kiln in the Kukui area. He has held solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Okayama, and New York. In 2013, he was certified as a holder of the Bizen-yaki production technique, designated as an Intangible Cultural Property by Bizen City.