Bizen Beer Drinker

This is a Bizen beer tumbler by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist who was an apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest work was removed from the kiln in January 2017. Compared to previous beer tumblers, it is thinner, with the clay particularly well-refined around the rim. It is also slightly shorter in height; the thin, light, and perfectly sized design makes it easy for women to use as well. The quality of the clay remains, of course, exceptional, and one can enjoy the delicate scenery where the colors shift into various hues such as scarlet and amber depending on the area. Paper box
Diameter 7.1cm × Diameter 7.0cm × Height 10.1cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he aspired to pursue a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school, he apprenticed under the father-son duo of Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989 to master the craft. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 to strike out on his own, and successfully produced his first firing the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Exhibition of Northern Confectionery Vessels I'd Like to Use," and in 2002, he was first selected for the "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition."