Bizen Sake Cup

This is a new Bizen sake cup by Jumpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige school. While this piece belongs to a relatively affordable series of Jumpei Kaneshige’s works, it is a delightful sake cup with many highlights. The front and back feature a soft "nuke" (clear area) as if fire has passed through them, allowing you to fully appreciate the meticulous clay preparation of the Kaneshige school. The soft "kase-goma" (matte ash glaze) has been carefully polished like a gemstone, resulting in a piece that is as pleasant to touch as it is beautiful in its landscape. The firing process has created a charmingly irregular distortion, forming a unique rim. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 6.5cm × Diameter 6.3cm × Height 5.9cm Jumpei 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. After completing a master's degree in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA, in 2000, he returned to Japan to study under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.