Bizen sake bottle

This is a newly fired Bizen sake bottle (tokkuri) by Junpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige family. The piece perfectly embodies Junpei’s characteristic style, featuring a gourd-shaped body with a unique balance reminiscent of a kagami-mochi, topped with an elegantly flared, trumpet-like mouth. It displays a "kase-yohen" (matte natural ash glaze) finish, considered the highest grade of firing in the Sato kiln; visually vibrant, it is an ideal sake bottle that is as much a pleasure to hold and use as it is to look at. With its soft texture and a vivid firing that leaves a lasting impression, it is a piece one could gaze at endlessly.

View Junpei Kaneshige's blog post Includes signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Rim 4.5cm × Body diameter 9.2cm × Body diameter 9.0cm × Height 14.5cm　Capacity approx. 360cc Junpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige. He graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994. In 2000, he completed a graduate program in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA, and upon returning to Japan, he studied under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.