Bizen Yunomi

This new tea cup is the work of Masao Akitani, who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with unique originality within a fresh aesthetic. This "kumidashi" tea bowl features the spectacular scenery produced by the traditional Isezaki-school anagama wood-firing technique; while the form is simple, the beauty of the clay surface is its most compelling feature. The interior presents a landscape of a swirling storm of "goma" (ash glaze), while the vivid "hidasuki" (fire-cord) markings and intense ash deposits evoke the scene inside a kiln where crimson flames and embers dance. The exterior combines vibrant scarlet hues with "shironuke" (white negative space), as if the path of the fire has emerged as a shadow of white. This is a somewhat deep, large-sized tea bowl that can be used in various ways depending on your ideas, such as for a small serving bowl or a rice bowl. No box included
Diameter 10.6cm × 10.2cm × Height 6.2cm

※A shipping fee of 500 yen applies. 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 Museum of Art’s "Tea Ceremony Forms" exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch exhibition, and has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Award.