Hidasuki small tea bowl

This is a *hidaski* (fire-cord) small tea bowl from Yoshinobu Morimoto’s new exhibition. Drawing on the sensibilities he has refined through his ongoing input and output study of antique Bizen ware, he has created a form with a sense of dynamism that conveys a free and spirited character. It is hand-coiled and then faceted, giving it a deeply resonant quality that makes the somewhat coarse clay seem to rise to the surface. The striking *hidaski* scenery, created using a special clay, appears to float off the surface as if it were fluorescent. Designed as a versatile small bowl, it is suitable for anything from café au lait or matcha to use as a serving bowl. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 11.4cm × 11.0cm × Height 8.2cm

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 throughout Japan. He was selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art’s "Tea Ceremony Forms Exhibition" in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, he participated in the "Contemporary Artists’ Sake Vessel Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. In 2009, he participated in the "Contemporary Artists’ Tea Bowl Exhibition" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo. He continues to hold solo exhibitions across the country, including the 2010 "Yoshinobu Morimoto Feature" at Tenmaya in Okayama.