Bizen Hidasuki Sake Set

This is a new Bizen hidasuki sake vessel by Megumi Sueda, a female ceramic artist who studied under Anjin Abe and captivates fans with her unique works. Much like her mentor Anjin Abe, her vivid hidasuki, composed of planes and lines, possesses a beauty that approaches that of antique Bizen ware. She has taken the sake cup form inherited from Abe and transformed it into something more delicate and lovely, resulting in a truly gorgeous piece that pairs a tall, smart silhouette with a stylish hexagonal base resembling a tortoiseshell pattern. The sleek, elongated form is accented by a dynamic hidasuki flame pattern, over which flowing incised floral motifs are carved, creating a sake vessel that, while fired in the authentic antique Bizen style, maintains a modern and lighthearted atmosphere. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 6.3cm × Diameter 6.1cm × Height 6.4cm Megumi Sueda graduated from the Faculty of Law and Literature at Shimane University in 1990.

In 2001, she completed the program at the Okuizumo Ceramic Art Institute, affiliated with the Shimane Design College.

That same year, she began her apprenticeship under Anjin Abe.

In 2002, she built a fully subterranean anagama kiln, "Hanae-gama," in Yokota-cho, Nita-gun, Shimane Prefecture.

Starting in the same year, she began holding group exhibitions in Tokyo, and has since been active primarily through group and solo exhibitions.