{"product_id":"p5769","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This is a Bizen sake flask by Kei Fujiwara, a master beloved by all for a warm artistic style that radiated both boldness and kindness. Based on the potter's mark and the box, this is a work from Fujiwara’s later years, where the solid, powerful form and beautiful dry-ash glaze (kase-goma) unite to perfectly embody the essence of Fujiwara Bizen. The unique, curled rim combined with the spherical turnip-shaped body makes the piece instantly recognizable as his work. It features the dry-ash glaze that Fujiwara himself described as his favorite \"scenery,\" with fine, moss-green ash deposits that are truly refined. A subtle golden sheen emerges in the areas where the scarlet fire-marking (hidasuki) breaks through, making this an outstanding piece with a superb balance of form and texture.\n\nSigned wooden box (shihōsan) \u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.8cm × Body diameter 9.3cm × Body diameter 9.3cm × Height 12.8cm; Capacity approx. 350cc\n\nKei Fujiwara (1899–1983, born in Honami, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture) entered the world of Bizen pottery at the recommendation of the literary scholar Atsuo Masamune, who lived in Honami.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received instruction in wheel-throwing and other techniques from Baik ei Mimura, and from 1941, he honed his skills by learning firing methods from Tōyō Kaneshige, the first Living National Treasure for Bizen pottery.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn his creative process, he admired the rustic simplicity and boldness seen in old Bizen ware from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, establishing a style that was straightforward, clear, and grand, without relying too heavily on technical complexity.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the education in the arts he cultivated while pursuing literature and poetry in his youth had a significant influence on his works.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1954, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture, and in 1958, he became a director of the Japan Kogei Association.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1970, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government, commonly known as a Living National Treasure.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1977, the Kei Fujiwara Memorial Museum opened in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 1983.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor awards and honors: Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award, Sanyo Shimbun Prize, Chugoku Cultural Award, Honorary Citizen of Bizen City, Honorary Citizen of Okayama Prefecture, Junior Fifth Rank, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class, etc.","brand":"藤原 啓","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618009239649,"sku":"5769","price":150000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5769.jpg?v=1790231061","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p5769","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}