Hidasuki katakuchi

This is a hi-dasuki katakuchi (spouted bowl) from Yoshinobu Morimoto’s new exhibition. Among contemporary Bizen ware, which has seen a revival after periods of prosperity and decline, this series expresses a free world view unconstrained by traditional formality. Drawing on the sensibilities honed through his past input and output of classic Bizen ware, he has created a dynamic form that conveys a free and energetic spirit. After being hand-molded, the piece was faceted, giving it a deeply flavorful texture as if the slightly coarse clay is rising to the surface. The meticulously selected hi-dasuki (fire-cord) markings are unbroken and vivid in color, making it a joy just to gaze upon while enjoying a drink. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 13.6cm × 11.3cm × Height 8.0cm

About Yoshinobu Morimoto’s New Exhibition Yoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976. He completed his studies at the Bizen Pottery Center in 1996. After working independently, he held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2004. Since then, he has held annual solo exhibitions throughout Japan, centered in Tokyo. He was selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art’s “Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition” in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the “Contemporary Artists’ Sake Vessel Exhibition” at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2009, he exhibited at the “Contemporary Artists’ Tea Bowl Exhibition” at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. He continues to hold solo exhibitions in various locations, including a 2010 feature on Yoshinobu Morimoto at Tenmaya in Okayama.