Bizen Saketugi

This is a newly fired Bizen sake pourer by Shusaku Taku, an artist who shapes his work by fermenting the various inspirations of daily life into Bizen ware—a craft that has matured alongside the continuous activities of people throughout history. True to Taku-sensei’s style of carefully crafting each piece as if to reach the heart of the recipient, this pourer is meticulously detailed down to the finest points. Fired with the aim of achieving the austere texture of antique Bizen, the thoroughly fired brownish-red surface appears to already possess an ancient dignity despite being a new work. Furthermore, in this piece, the clay body itself has a marbled appearance, and when overlaid with matching dark brown *hidasuki* (fire-cord) markings, it creates a complex palette of colors. Paper box
Diameter 9.8cm x Diameter 9.6cm x Height 10.6cm　Capacity approx. 300cc Shusaku Taku was born in 1980 as the eldest son of Mamoru Taku. In 2001, he graduated from the Arita College of Ceramics in Saga Prefecture and began his apprenticeship under his father. In 2002, he received the Okayama Prefectural Board of Education Superintendent's Award at the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition. In 2004, he won the Excellence Award at the Tanabe Museum of Art’s Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition. He has also been selected for the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition.