Platinum-glazed sake bottle

This new platinum-glazed sake flask is by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki. While one is immediately drawn to the highly original, avant-garde design, holding it 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 nature of the clay, along with a staggering amount of time and meticulous effort; it is a piece born from forging the clay with the singular dedication of a master swordsmith. The brilliantly shining platinum glaze looks just like polished metal, making it easy to forget, while gazing at it in your hand, that this is a ceramic work. Combined with its innovative hexagonal form, it exudes a solemn atmosphere. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Rim 3.3cm × Body width 8.6cm × Body width 8.0cm × Height 13.3cm; Capacity 130cc Toru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo. He began studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki in June 2011, and established his own studio in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.