Bizen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup from Yoshinobu Morimoto's new exhibition. Drawing on the sensibility he has honed through his ongoing exploration of the input and output of antique Bizen ware, he has crafted a piece with a dynamic form that conveys a free and spirited character. True to Morimoto's style of challenging the masterpieces of antique ceramics, the cup possesses an intensity that makes it feel like a tea bowl distilled into miniature form. A thick, viscous yellow sesame glaze flows down the surface, creating a bold and refined landscape. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 6.9cm x 6.7cm x Height 5.2cm

About the Yoshinobu Morimoto New Works Exhibition Yoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976. He completed his training 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 the country. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, he was selected for the "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition" at the Tanabe Museum of Art. In 2008, he participated in the "Contemporary Artists Sake Cup Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in Tokyo, and in 2009, he participated in the "Contemporary Artists Tea Bowl Exhibition," also at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi. He continues to hold solo exhibitions in various locations, including the "Yoshinobu Morimoto Special Feature" at Tenmaya in Okayama in 2010.