{"product_id":"p3967","title":"Hakutanka Shuten","description":"This is a \"white carbonized\" sake cup (shuto) by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki. While one is immediately drawn to its highly original, avant-garde design, holding the piece reveals the immense passion poured into expressing the inherent beauty of clay. Creating these beautiful curves and edges requires a profound understanding of the material, along with an extraordinary amount of time and meticulous effort; this work was brought into being by relentlessly forging the clay, much like a master swordsmith. This process creates raw, fierce cracks and textures on the surface that human hands could never deliberately craft, achieving a magnificent harmony with the color and volume of the glazes, each specially formulated for its specific clay type. Furthermore, extra care has been taken in the presentation of the crazing; the three-dimensional, celadon-like crackle is stained a cherry-blossom pink, shimmering within the cup like a gemstone.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please allow some time for shipping).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 5.7cm x Diameter 5.7cm x Height 4.8cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo. He began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki in June 2011 and established his own studio in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618558398561,"sku":"3967","price":10800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/3967.jpg?v=1790238460","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p3967","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}