Bizen flattened sake bottle

This is an earlier Bizen flattened sake flask by Kosuke Kaneshige, the leader of the Kaneshige school and son of the legendary Living National Treasure, Toyo Kaneshige, known as the restorer of Bizen ware. Included is a biography dated 1992, suggesting the work dates from that period. While incorporating the flattened flask form inherited from his father, Toyo Kaneshige, Kosuke elevates it into a unique style with his characteristic refinement. The rich shiso-red clay texture, which remains unchanged to this day, is a testament to the continuous tradition of clay preparation within the Kaneshige family. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Mouth: 3.7cm, Body diameter: 10.5cm × 10.1cm, Height: 12.0cm, Capacity: approx. 330cc Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 1968 and completed his postgraduate studies in sculpture there in 1970. He began exhibiting ceramic works in 1975, and after working as a lecturer at Tokai University, he returned to his hometown in 1977. He built his climbing kiln in 1982. He produces 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 has held solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and other locations. In 2012, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.