Bizen sake cup

This is an earlier Bizen sake cup by Kosuke Kaneshige, the leader of the Kaneshige family, whose father was the great restorer of Bizen ware and Living National Treasure, Toyo Kaneshige. It is accompanied by a ceramics resume from around 1990, suggesting it was created during that period. With its vigorous, large-scale form combined with a bright scarlet hue that glows like the shining sun, this magnificent *yohen* (kiln-transformed) sake cup is so vibrant that just looking at it fills one with energy. The vivid, flawless scarlet has a smooth, soft texture that will gently meet your lips as you drink sake. The interior also features a crisp orange *tsuchiaji* (clay character), allowing you to enjoy the changing landscape as the piece becomes wet with sake. Signed wooden box (*tomobako* with *shiho-san* frame)
Diameter 7.3cm x Diameter 7.2cm x Height 5.8cm Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968 and completed his graduate studies in sculpture there in 1970. He began exhibiting his ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University's School of Letters, he returned home in 1977. He built his climbing kiln in 1982. He produces objects, tea utensils, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic wall piece "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994. In 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition. He has held solo exhibitions in various locations, including Tokyo and Osaka. In 2012, he was certified as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.