Bizen sake cup

This is a Bizen sake cup by Takahiro Hosokawa, who continues to follow the path inspired by Bizen ware as the grandson of the master craftsman Eiraku Takemura. The piece has a profound sense of weight, as if it were carved out of solid rock, and possesses an overwhelming presence even when held in the palm of your hand. The surface itself has a rock-like texture, featuring a sophisticated red-cord (hidasuki) pattern over a base of bluish, reduction-fired clay. The coarse clay is used boldly without much blending, resulting in marble-like patterns created by the variations in the clay’s composition. Paper box (Please inquire if you would like a paulownia wood box, and we will provide a quote.)
Diameter 7.0cm × Diameter 6.8cm × Height 6.4cm Takahiro Hosokawa was born in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture in 1979. He completed the Bizen Ceramics Center program in 1999 and studied under his grandfather, Eiraku Takemura. He became an independent artist in 2000.