Bizen Sake Cup

This is a newly kiln-fired Bizen sake cup by Mashiro Aiga, an artist who creates uncompromising, steadfast works. It is a brilliant display of the soil-color transformations that only emerge through intensive firing—a true hallmark of Aiga-sensei, who specializes in the firing process among the many Bizen ceramicists. Typically, the more Bizen ware is fired, the harder and more colorless the surface becomes, but this piece features a moist texture rich in colors like reddish-purple and ocher. The interior also displays a "shiso" (perilla) color distinct from the outer rim, creating a mysterious convergence of diverse hues beneath a powerful firing. Original signed wooden box to follow at a later date (please allow some time for shipping).
Diameter 7.9cm x Diameter 7.4cm x Height 5.0cm Mashiro Aiga graduated from the Okayama Prefectural Bizen Pottery Center in 1997. In 2003, he built a fully subterranean anagama kiln in Sabukaze. He went on to build a second, semi-subterranean anagama kiln the following year in 2004, and continues to devote himself to his craft.