Hidasuki sake server

This is a Hidasuki sake ewer from Yoshinobu Morimoto's new exhibition. It is part of a series that expresses the world of tea gatherings, featuring formal implements used in tea kaiseki arranged in the Bizen style. By adapting the iron or lacquer ewers used in tea kaiseki into the Bizen tradition, this piece is born from a highly creative vision that truly embodies "creative reproduction." The craftsmanship of the handle and spout rivals the originals; their flawless form is the result of extensive trial and error, opening up a new world previously unseen in Morimoto's work. The Hidasuki markings draped across the toasted, moxa-colored clay surface are not only beautiful in their own right but also elegantly accentuate the lines of the piece. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 15.2cm × 10.8cm × Height 13.2cm

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 primarily in Tokyo and across the country. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, his work was selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art's "Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition." In 2008, he participated in the "Contemporary Artists' Sake Ware Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, and in 2009, the "Contemporary Artists' Tea Bowl Exhibition" at the same venue. In 2010, he held a solo exhibition titled "Yoshinobu Morimoto Special Feature" at Tenmaya in Okayama, among many others held throughout the region.