Bizen sake cup

A new Bizen sake cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, an apprentice of the master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest piece was fired in the spring of 2016 and is a magnificently fired cup from what was evidently a highly successful kiln opening. It features an exquisite scarlet hue, and the vivid, persimmon-orange clay body possesses a bewitching allure that makes you want to polish it with sake the moment you lay eyes on it. Soft, ash-glaze deposits, appearing almost as if dusted with powder, grace one side of the piece, and combined with a dignified construction reminiscent of a tea bowl, this sake cup exudes a dense presence akin to fine tea ceramics. Signed wooden box to follow (please allow some time for shipping)
Diameter 8.1cm × Diameter 7.9cm × Height 5.0cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he set his heart on a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school in 1989, he apprenticed under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho to learn the potter's craft. Following seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and successfully completed his first firing the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Exhibition of North Country Confectionery Vessels I Want to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.