Platinum-glazed sake cup "Utakata"

This is a new platinum-glazed sake cup, "Utakata" (Bubbles), by Toru Ichikawa, who studied under Ryuichi Kakurezaki and made a sensational debut. It is an exceptionally creative work that exemplifies Mr. Ichikawa's style of giving shape to his endlessly overflowing ideas through the supreme medium of clay. This sake cup, part of his new "Utakata" series, features a base of platinum glaze that appears to be boiling at a high temperature, around which wraps a gold glaze as ephemeral as its title suggests. The gold glaze in this version has a slightly paler hue, creating a striking contrast with the boiling platinum glaze through its delicate, streaky finish. Its stylish, wide-mouthed form, reminiscent of his mentor Mr. Kakurezaki's tea bowls, is executed with the sharp precision characteristic of Mr. Ichikawa's work. Signed wooden box (shiho-zan style)
Diameter 8.8cm × 8.0cm × Height 6.3cm Toru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo. He began studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki in June 2011 and became independent in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.