Bizen Guinomi

This is a newly kiln-fired Bizen yohen sake cup by the popular young artist Yoshiteru Koriki, a former apprentice to the late master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest work, fired in early summer 2018, is a masterpiece covered in an intense firing that blends kase (dry ash) and haikaburi (ash-covered) yohen effects. The haikaburi yohen appears from the right side as viewed from the front, extending to the back; it is a spectacular sight, with areas of black-silver metallic sheen and other parts where the ash has melted beautifully to create a "sea cucumber" skin texture. As you shift your gaze to the left, the yohen abruptly transforms into an enoki-bark texture, gradually changing into a beautiful bluish kase-goma. Unlike typical kase yohen, the transition between the two types of yohen forms a gradient, resulting in a mysterious and unique yohen effect that is characteristic of Koriki's intense firing style while unlike anything I have seen before. Signed wooden box to be provided later (please allow some time for shipping).
Diameter 9.3cm x 9.0cm x Height 4.5cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his pottery-loving father, he aspired to become a ceramic artist. After graduating from high school in 1989, he studied the craft under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho. 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 fired 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, his work was selected for the "Kita no Kashiki" (Northern Confectionery Vessels) Exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu no Zokei" (Forms of Tea Ceremony) Exhibition for the first time.