Bizen Hikidashiguro Sake Cup

This is a new Bizen sake cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, a former apprentice of the master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest work, removed from the kiln in the spring of 2016, is a sake cup that achieves a natural black coloration by using mountain clay and rapidly cooling it after being pulled from the kiln during firing. There are carbonized-looking areas throughout, and the foot has a mysterious, silvery quality. It also features a shiso-colored hue—the natural color of Bizen clay—in parts, and beautiful yellow sesame glaze (goma) in the interior, making it a sake cup that combines the best characteristics of Bizen ware and the hiki-dashi (pulling out) technique. Signed wooden box to follow (please allow some time for delivery)
Diameter 7.0cm x Diameter 6.9cm x Height 5.5cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Inspired by his father, who loved pottery, he set his heart on becoming a ceramic artist. After graduating from high school, he studied under the masters Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989 to learn the craft. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and went independent, successfully firing 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, he was selected for the "Sweets Containers I Want to Use" exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Forms" exhibition for the first time.