Bizen Black Sake Server

This is a Bizen black liquor vessel by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds life's joy in creating works and firing kilns. The clay has been roughly scraped away with a wooden spatula, evoking an atmosphere similar to the chisel marks on a wood carving. The artist's sense of style is fully displayed in the base, where the spiraling design looks like both a tornado and a stone sculpture. The black surface itself has little "goma" (ash glaze) speckling, giving it a chic aesthetic. Paper box
Diameter 9.3cm × Diameter 9.2cm × Height 14.2cm Takashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba. Considering becoming a ceramic artist from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden the scope of his pottery. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts sculpture department in 2006, he honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture. He became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition. He is currently active, primarily holding solo exhibitions at department stores.