Bizen ware mug

This is a Bizen mug by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young ceramic artist who was an apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. The fine texture of the unglazed, high-fired Bizen pottery surface makes beer foam even finer and creamier. If you pour your beer in two or three stages, the foam will layer beautifully. Furthermore, by chilling the mug before use, you can enjoy a pleasant cooling sensation, and the damp surface becomes visually stunning. Paper box
Diameter 12.3cm x Diameter 9.2cm x Height 9.7cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he set his sights on the path of ceramics. After graduating from high school in 1989, he studied ceramic techniques under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996, and successfully fired his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Sweets Containers of the North" exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Forms of Tea Ceremony" exhibition for the first time.