Bizen hexagonal plate

This is a Bizen hexagonal plate by Kenji Nakamoto, who has been working with pottery in Ibe since his university days and studied under Shin Isezaki. It is a hexagonal plate characterized by a clean and refined aesthetic, completely dispelling the image that Bizen ware is heavy and stifling. Nakamoto specializes almost exclusively in tableware, which is rare for a Bizen potter, and his work is filled with the keen sensibility and ingenuity typical of a professional tableware craftsman. The clay used has a smooth, light texture, and the firing creates a bright sesame glaze and vibrant scarlet clay tones, making the piece stylish and easy to use, while still retaining the essential Bizen qualities of color changes when wet and the ability to beautifully complement any food served on it. The careful attention to detail in the treatment of the rims and the textured stone-like finish is evident in every single piece. Paper box
Diameter 17.8cm x 16.7cm x Height 2.2cm Kenji Nakamoto was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1975. He graduated from the Ceramics Course of the Faculty of Arts and Crafts at Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts in 1999, and in the same year, began his apprenticeship under Shin Isezaki. In 2001, he was selected for the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition. He was selected again the following year, and in 2005, he established his own independent studio in Kugui, Bizen City. The following year, he built a multi-chambered climbing kiln and has been dedicated to his pottery ever since.