Bizen Small Sake Bottle

This is a small Bizen tokkuri (sake bottle) by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, who was an inner disciple of the late master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest piece, fired in January 2017, is an excellent work featuring a perfect balance between the scarlet hidasuki and the matte sesame glaze (kase-goma) achieved through exquisite firing. The fine kase-goma, integrated with the clay body, appears as a bright, brownish hue that seems to reveal the color of the clay beneath, combining with the soft texture of the high-quality clay to create a surface that is pleasant to the touch. The vivid, persimmon-like red "nuke" (uncovered area) is colorful yet elegant, and it will surely develop an indescribable patina as it absorbs sake over time. Labeled as a small tokkuri, this piece has a total capacity of just over 270ml (1.5 go), making it a compact and easy-to-use vessel. Signed wooden box to follow (please allow some time for shipping).
Rim 3.4cm × Body Diameter 9.7cm × Body Diameter 9.7cm × Height 10.7cm; Capacity approx. 320cc Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father, who loved pottery, he set his heart on a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school in 1989, he studied under the father-son duo of Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige to learn the art of Bizen pottery. After seven years of training, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and struck out on his own, successfully firing his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since. In 1999, he was selected for the "Exhibition of North Country Confectionery Vessels I'd Like to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the first time for the "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition."