Hidasuki Guinomi

This is a newly kiln-fired Bizen *hi-dasuki* (fire-cord) sake cup by Kosuke Kaneshige, leader of the Kaneshige family and son of the legendary Living National Treasure and founder of the Bizen pottery revival, Toyo Kaneshige. This piece was fired in a climbing kiln, not through direct exposure to flames, but rather in a method akin to steaming. It features a remarkably supple texture reminiscent of Toyo Kaneshige’s *hi-dasuki* works, and combined with the profound, azuki-bean-colored earthen surface, it is a piece one longs to keep rolling in their palm. As an unglazed *yakishime* ware, Bizen pottery allows for no deceptions, and *hi-dasuki*—which eschews even natural kiln glaze—demands the utmost quality of clay and firing skill. True to Kosuke Kaneshige’s mastery, this piece possesses a superb quality that conveys a profound sense of reassurance. Signed wooden box
Diameter 7.0cm × 6.9cm × Height 5.0cm Kosuke Kaneshige is the third son of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 1968 and completed his graduate studies there in 1970. He began exhibiting ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University’s School of Letters, he returned home in 1977. He built a climbing kiln in 1982. He produces sculptural objects, tea utensils, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels. In 1991, he created the ceramic mural "Light and Wind" for the Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance building in Okayama. He received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994 and exhibited at the Bizen Pottery Paris Exhibition in 1997. He holds solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and other locations. In 2012, he was designated a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property.