Kuro Kobachi

This is a brand new black small bowl, fresh from the kiln by Masao Akiya, who studied under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki and creates works brimming with his own unique originality within a new spirit. It is crafted using the black Bizen technique inherited from his mentor, Jun Isezaki, and features a wonderful, warm-toned black color that also possesses a deep luster. It uses black clay from Osafune Isokami, famous for sword making, which is dissolved and applied to the surface to create a beautiful black finish. The inside is scattered with vigorous "goma" (ash glaze), which, combined with the black, creates a scene reminiscent of a starry sky. The area around the foot is thinly cut, and the spatula marks emerge when light hits it. No box included
Diameter 12.5cm × 12.5cm × Height 5.2cm

*Shipping fee is 500 yen. 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 opening in 2009. He has been selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art's Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition and the Japan Kōgei Association Chugoku Branch Exhibition, and has received awards including the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Prize and the Encouragement Award.