Bizen Tokuri

This is a Bizen sake bottle by the second Fujiwara Rakuzan, a holder of the designation of Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property who was born as the third son of the master craftsman, the first Fujiwara Rakuzan, and created various masterpieces. It is a rare wheel-thrown sake bottle by Rakuzan, who is known as a master of intricate craftwork. While he was known for his highly precise modeling, this piece has a charming, plump shape with the warmth typical of earthenware. It uses the traditional method of stacking clay in a cylinder shape before throwing it on the wheel, resulting in numerous fine wheel marks. Signed wooden box (shiho-zan lid)
Rim 3.9cm x Body diameter 9.1cm x Body diameter 8.9cm x Height 13.7cm Capacity approx. 350cc The second Fujiwara Rakuzan was born as the third son of the master craftsman, the first Fujiwara Rakuzan. He studied pottery under his father from an early age and succeeded to the name of the second Rakuzan after his father's death in 1930. He was highly acclaimed as "Rakuzan of the tea bowls and incense burners," was certified as a National Maru-gi Artist in 1948, and became a holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1954. He also received the Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Art and Culture Merit Award and the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays. He passed away on September 3, 1996.