Bizen yohen sake cup

This is a new Bizen sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young ceramic artist and former apprentice to the late master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest work was removed from the kiln in the spring of 2016, and its superb firing is a testament to what was an incredibly successful kiln session. It is one of the most thoroughly fired pieces from this firing, born amidst the brilliant embers of pine wood, with a blue hue on the surface that serves as evidence of a strong reduction atmosphere. While the completely carbonized ash glaze is magnificent, above all else, the inner surface features a mystical, indescribable pearl-colored clay quality that seems to shimmer between gray and pink. Signed wooden box (shiho-san style)
Diameter 6.9cm x Diameter 6.8cm x Height 5.7cm 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 studied under the masters Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho Kaneshige to learn the craft. Following seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to establish his independence, and successfully held his first kiln opening 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 "Exhibition of Confectionery Containers I Want to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the first time for the "Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Forms."