Bizen Sake Cup

This Bizen sake cup is from Yoshinobu Morimoto's latest exhibition. It is part of a series that recreates the style of early Karatsu and old Karatsu "Oku-Korai" ware—the era that began with the so-called "Tea Bowl Wars"—using Bizen clay. Following the Karatsu production style, the pieces are created with an emphasis on speed and quantity, after which only those of exceptional quality are carefully selected for release. Despite the immense skill involved, the work possesses a gentle expression that feels completely natural and unforced. The firing, with its unassuming *goma* (ash glaze) and *sangiri* (reduction-fired) patterns, perfectly matches the artlessness of his style, further refining its rustic and withered aesthetic. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 7.6cm x 7.2cm x Height 5.3cm

About the Yoshinobu Morimoto New Works Exhibition Yoshinobu Morimoto was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976. He completed the Bizen Ceramics Center program 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, primarily in Tokyo. He was selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art's "Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition" in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Sake Vessels Exhibition" at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, Tokyo. In 2009, he exhibited at the "Contemporary Artists' Tea Bowl Exhibition" at Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, Tokyo. He continues to hold solo exhibitions across the country, such as the "Yoshinobu Morimoto Special Feature" at Tenmaya, Okayama in 2010.