Yohen tea cup

This is a superb new tea cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Takariki, a direct apprentice of the master Sozan Kaneshige. This piece is a very rare kiln-altered work, the only one of its kind produced in this recent firing. The silvery gleaming landscape is undoubtedly a *haikaburi* (ash-covered) kiln alteration, shimmering faintly like fish scales. Furthermore, the waist features a *kumadori* shading reminiscent of a kiln-altered sake cup, adding to its luxurious appearance. The interior showcases a persimmon-red clay texture, further enhancing the rarity of this piece.

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Diameter 8.0cm x Diameter 8.0cm x Height 8.7cm Yoshiteru Takariki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Inspired by his father, who loved pottery, he aspired to pursue the path of ceramics. After graduating from high school in 1989, he apprenticed under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho to learn the art of pottery. After seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996 and set out on his own, successfully completing his first firing the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Exhibition of Northern Confectionery Vessels I'd Like to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.