Bizen ware shochu bottle

This is a new Bizen shochu bottle by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, a former apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest piece was fired in the spring of 2016, and the kiln firing was a great success, resulting in a beautiful "goma" (sesame) glaze effect on the shochu bottle. The soft, bright brown surface, crafted from high-quality clay, is truly stunning, and storing water or shochu in it will mellow and improve its flavor. Furthermore, the understated bottle shape also makes it suitable for use as a flower vase. Paper box
Diameter 10.2cm x Diameter 10.3cm x Height 22.0cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who was a pottery enthusiast, he decided to pursue a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school, he studied pottery techniques under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho starting in 1989. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to strike out on his own, 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 ever since. In 1999, he was selected for the "Kita no Kashiki" (Northern Confectionery Container) exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu no Zokei" (Forms of Tea) exhibition for the first time.