Kuro Bowl

This is a new black bowl by Masao Akitani, an artist who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates highly original works with a fresh sensibility. Crafted using the Kuro-Bizen (black Bizen) technique inherited from his mentor, Jun Isezaki, the bowl features a wonderfully deep, glossy black color that retains a sense of warmth. It is made using black clay from Osafune Isogami, which is dissolved into a slip and applied to the surface to achieve its dark hue. The powerful "tobi-goma" (flung sesame glaze)—a distinctive charm of wood-firing in an anagama kiln—mixes with the black clay, manifesting a beautiful, emerald-like blue "aogoma" (blue sesame glaze) in the center of the interior. The simple, deep bowl shape makes it a versatile piece that complements any type of cuisine. No box
Diameter 20.1cm x Diameter 19.8cm x Height 8.7cm Masao Akitani was born in Saitama in 1968. He studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki starting in 1998, and after a 10-year apprenticeship, he established his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008. He held his first kiln firing in 2009. His work has been selected for the Tabe Museum's "Forms of Tea Ceremony" exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch exhibition, and he has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition's Prefectural Exhibition Award and Encouragement Award.