Hidasuki small tea bowl

This is a *hidaski* (fire-cord) small tea bowl from Yoshinobu Morimoto’s new exhibition. Leveraging the sensibilities he has refined while absorbing and reinterpreting traditional Bizen techniques, he has created a piece with a dynamic form that evokes a spirited and free-flowing temperament. After being hand-molded, the bowl was chamfered, giving it a deeply flavorful texture as if the coarse clay itself is rising to the surface. The striking *hidaski* scenery, achieved through the use of a special clay, appears to emerge from the base as if it were neon-colored. Designed as a versatile small bowl, it can be used for café au lait or matcha, and could also serve as a bowl for various other purposes. Signed wooden box (shiho-zan style)
Diameter 11.3cm × 11.0cm × Height 8.3cm

About the Yoshinobu Morimoto New Works 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 primarily in Tokyo and across Japan. He was selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art’s "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Sake Vessels Exhibition" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2009, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Tea Bowl Exhibition" at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. He continues to hold solo exhibitions at various venues, such as the 2010 "Yoshinobu Morimoto Special Exhibition" at Tenmaya in Okayama.