{"product_id":"p5874","title":"Bizen Yohen Blue Sake Cup","description":"This is a Bizen kiln-change blue (yohen-ao) guinomi (sake cup) by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece is from the \"Kiln-Change Blue\" (Yohen-ao) series, an evolution of the black Bizen technique using applied clay that is a signature of Mr. Baba, where parts of the black surface have transformed into a vibrant cobalt blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe most eye-catching feature is the intense cobalt blue coloration titled \"Kiln-Change Blue,\" but the black portions also exhibit a unique gunmetal-like sheen in response to the intense firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe \"goma\" (ash glaze) flowing from the back to the front is also truly fascinating; the somewhat grayish, subdued tone of the goma—a characteristic of Mr. Baba’s kilns—strikingly highlights the black and blue colors.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe modern spatula-carving, reflective of Mr. Baba’s background in sculpture, is also compelling, adding further depth and shadow to the work colored in black and blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith its vibrant blue, cool black, and modern form combined into one, this piece creates an impression that is impossible to forget once seen.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san included)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x Diameter 6.4cm x Height 7.3cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHaving thought about becoming a ceramic artist since he was a child, he chose to study sculpture during his university years to broaden the scope of his pottery.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006 and further honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he is active primarily through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618691829857,"sku":"5874","price":19800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5874.jpg?v=1790240645","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p5874","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}