Bizen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Kosuke Kaneshige, leader of the Kaneshige family and son of the legendary Living National Treasure and restorer of Bizen ware, Toyo Kaneshige. This excellent piece features a vivid green matte sesame glaze (kase-goma), synonymous with Kosuke Kaneshige, combined with a sophisticated, metallic-tinged "nuke" firing effect. The interior features a rich, shiso-red clay texture, allowing you to enjoy sake directly from the high-quality clay that defines the Kaneshige tradition. It includes a ceramic history document up to 1982, and the broad seal suggests it dates from that period. (*Please note that this is a pre-owned item and shows slight signs of use.) Signed wooden box (double-crosspiece)
Diameter 6.4cm × Diameter 6.3cm × Height 5.6cm Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968 with a degree in sculpture and completed his master's degree in the same field in 1970. He began exhibiting ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer in the School of Letters at Tokai University, he returned home in 1977. He built his own climbing kiln in 1982. He creates objects, tea utensils, vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic mural "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994 and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997. He holds solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and other locations. In 2012, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.