Bizen teapot

This Bizen teapot is the work of Takashi Baba, who was born in Imbe, has loved Bizen ware since childhood, and finds his life's joy in creating pieces and firing the kiln. The piece is fired in a way that resembles steaming, resulting in a surface that has undergone strong reduction to achieve a faint, silvery sheen. The *hidasuki* (fire-cord) markings also shimmer faintly, giving this Bizen piece a unique atmosphere that makes it look almost as if it were made of iron. The design, which fully showcases Takashi Baba's sense of style, becomes more endearing the longer you look at it, with its free-hand cut lid and a knob shaped like a spiral shell adding a playful touch. Paper box
Diameter 15.8cm x Diameter 10.5cm x Height 11.6cm Takashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba. Thinking from a young age that he would become a ceramic artist, he chose to study sculpture in college to broaden the scope of his ceramics. In 2006, he graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture and then furthered his training at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture. He became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition. Currently, he is active mainly with solo exhibitions at department stores.