Yohen Mugcup

This is a new Bizen ware mug by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young ceramic artist who was a live-in apprentice to the master Sozan Kaneshige. This latest piece, fired in early summer 2019, is a magnificent mug featuring "kase-goma" (dry, crusty sesame glaze), one of Koriki’s signature firing styles. The interior displays a brilliant scarlet "hi-iro" that becomes even more beautiful when wet, perfectly embodying the charm of Bizen ware, which is a joy to both use and nurture. This scarlet hue also enhances the flavor of your drink, while the warmth transmitted to the dampened surface and the delicate shifts in color offer a unique, unforgettable tactile experience distinct from porcelain. Furthermore, the tree-bark-like kase-goma is truly sophisticated, and the exquisite balance between the scarlet skin and the withered kase texture ensures that the piece never ceases to fascinate the viewer. No box included
Diameter 11.6cm x 8.2cm x Height 11.1cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his pottery-loving father, he aspired to a career in ceramics. After graduating from high school in 1989, he studied the craft under the father-and-son team of Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige. Following seven years of apprenticeship, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and successfully completed his first firing the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since. In 1999, he was selected for the "Kita no Kashiki" (Northern Confectionery Container) Exhibition, and in 2002, he was selected for the "Chanoyu no Zokei" (Forms of Tea Ceremony) Exhibition for the first time.