{"product_id":"p5956","title":"\"Ray\" glass","description":"These are the latest \"Ray\" glasses, freshly kiln-fired by Toru Ichikawa, who made a striking debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakurezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe pieces are exceptionally original, embodying Ichikawa's signature style of channeling his ceaseless flow of ideas into the supreme medium of clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTitled \"Ray,\" this new work incorporates a cosmological theme, using ceramics to delve into the universal question of \"why do we exist?\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHaving previously incorporated conflicting motifs like the Taijitu into his work, Ichikawa presents a composition where two-tone glazes clash across the entire piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe composition features vivid ultramarine and light blue melting into one another, while a base layer of silver glaze beneath the blue evokes the clear, open sky, living up to the title \"Ray.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPieces of gold glaze are scattered across the work as if a nearby gold-leafed piece had shattered and adhered to it—a testament to Ichikawa's startling, bold creativity.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.5cm x 8.2cm x Height 12.4cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn June 2011, he began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki, a holder of Okayama Prefecture's Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own studio in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618693533793,"sku":"5956","price":31570.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5956.jpg?v=1790240729","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p5956","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}