{"product_id":"p4153","title":"R432 Shuten Black","description":"This is the new R432 sake cup in black by Toru Ichikawa, who made a brilliant debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki. While the avant-garde design, brimming with originality, catches the eye, holding it in your hands reveals the immense passion poured into expressing the beauty of clay as a material. Achieving these beautiful curves and edges requires a profound understanding of the clay's properties, alongside an astonishing amount of time and meticulous labor; these works are born from the artist forging the clay with single-minded focus, much like a swordsmith. As the latest addition to the R432 series, inspired by lusterware, it features a body that has taken on the appearance of tamahagane steel through silver carbonization, coated in a mysterious black glaze reminiscent of the dark universe. The rugged, rock-like texture around the base emits a dull gleam due to the effects of the silver carbonization, making it a work where not only the glaze but the very clay body itself is beautiful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tourakuen.jp\/blog\/2016\/06\/ichikawa-new2016june.html\"\u003eSee the blog post for Toru Ichikawa's new work\u003c\/a\u003e\n\nIncludes signed wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.5cm × Diameter 5.6cm × Height 6.0cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo. He began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki in June 2011 and established his own studio in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618572128353,"sku":"4153","price":15660.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/4153.jpg?v=1790238714","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p4153","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}