Bizen Kuro Beerglass

This black beer tumbler is the work of Masao Akitani, an artist who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with unique originality within a new aesthetic spirit. Crafted using the "Kuro-Bizen" (black Bizen) technique inherited from his mentor, Jun Isezaki, the piece features a remarkably lovely black finish that is deep and lustrous, yet warm in tone. It is made using black clay from Osafune Isokami, famous for sword making, which is dissolved and applied to the surface to create a beautiful black skin. Fired in an inverted position, the bottom features vibrant "tobi-goma" (splashed sesame glaze), while the interior showcases a solid scarlet hue from "hidasuki" (fire-cord) firing, creating a magnificent contrast with the black of the exterior. (There is a depression in the clay on the rim, which is not a defect.) Paper box
Diameter 8.2cm x 8.2cm x Height 11.4cm 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 built his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008. He held his first kiln opening in 2009. He has been selected for the Tanabe Art Museum’s Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Incentive Award.