{"product_id":"p5967","title":"Bizen ware bowl","description":"This is a Bizen bowl by Sozan Kaneshige, a master potter who began his career as an assistant to his older brother, the legendary potter Toyo Kaneshige, and went on to create works beloved by many as a master of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSozan began working in earnest with Bizen ware at his Maruyama kiln around the age of fifty, and this piece was crafted when he was about sixty, fired in his climbing kiln at Maruyama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece features a rich variety of kiln-altered effects, including not only ash-covered (haikaburi) transformations, but also \"kase-goma\" (dry sesame) and \"sangiri\" (discoloration from ash covering), making it a work with the distinct variety characteristic of climbing kiln production.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe texture of the clay also changes exquisitely from part to part to match the various kiln effects; the interior displays a vibrant yellow-to-orange clay tone, while the outer rim shows faint scarlet and orange hues. Although it is a bowl, the finish is so magnificent that one cannot help but pick it up and admire it at length.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the bottom, as if to echo his \"△\" potter's mark, Sozan used a finishing spatula to carve a large triangle to shape the base—a testament to his craftsmanship, demonstrating the meticulous attention to detail he applied even to parts of the work usually hidden from view.\n\nWith original signed wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 16.7cm x 15.6cm x Height 8.1cm\n\nSozan Kaneshige (1909–1995) was the younger brother of Bizen ware Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige, with whom he worked until around 1951.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFollowing that, he engaged in service activities for the Oomoto religious organization in Kyoto, where he also studied techniques other than Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1964, he established his independence by building a climbing kiln in Maruyama, Okayama City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1966, he perfected the firing of hidaski (fire-cord) ware using an electric kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1982, he moved his studio to Imbe and built the Ushigami-shita kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was designated a Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture in 1983.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMajor awards include the Miki Memorial Award, the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Award, the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award, the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class.","brand":"金重素山","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618019528801,"sku":"5967","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/5967.jpg?v=1790231179","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p5967","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}