Bizen Cup&saucer

This is a new cup and saucer by Masao Akiya, who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with original personality within a fresh aesthetic. This cup and saucer set features a magnificent landscape created through the traditional anagama firing technique of the Isezaki school, allowing you to enjoy the stylish and beautiful kiln transformations that are characteristic of Mr. Akiya's work. The cup, fired with an abundance of fuel, has an elegant, brownish surface that seems to have slowly drawn out the iron content from the clay. In contrast, the saucer was stacked during firing, resulting in a white surface that highlights the natural color of the clay and features flash marks (hidaski) that look like bolts of lightning. No box included
Cup: 11.7cm diameter x 8.8cm x 5.6cm height
Saucer: 14.5cm diameter x 14.5cm x 1.6cm height

*A shipping fee of 500 yen applies. Masao Akiya was born in Saitama in 1968. He began his apprenticeship under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki in 1998, and after ten years of training, he built his own kiln in Bizen and became independent in 2008. He held his first kiln firing in 2009. His work has been selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art "The Forms of Tea" exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch exhibition, and he has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition's Prefectural Exhibition Award and Encouragement Award.