Kuro Kobachi

This is a brand-new black small bowl, freshly fired from the kiln by Masao Akiya, an artist who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works overflowing with unique originality within a fresh spirit. It is crafted using the Kuro-Bizen (black Bizen) technique inherited from his mentor, Jun Isezaki, and features a wonderful black color that is deep and lustrous, yet warm in tone. The bowl is made using black clay from Osafune Iso-ue, famous for sword making, which is melted into the surface to create a beautiful black texture. Inside, vigorous "goma" (ash glaze) splatters, combining with the black to create a scene like a starry night sky. The area around the foot is thinly cut, and the spatula marks emerge when light hits it. No box included
Diameter: 12.5cm x 12.3cm x Height: 5.0cm

*A shipping fee of 500 yen applies. Masao Akiya was born in Saitama in 1968. He began studying under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki 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 firing in 2009. His works have been selected for exhibitions such as the Tanabe Museum of Art’s "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" and the Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and he has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Prize.