{"product_id":"p6025","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This is a previous Bizen sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretense, despite having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nA ceramic biography from around 2008 is enclosed, suggesting it was produced around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Koriki-sensei’s style of drawing out the character of the clay through bold, risk-taking kiln firings, this piece features a black ash-covered yohen (kiln transformation) reminiscent of solidified magma, along with a blue-gray \"nuke\" (clearance) effect characteristic of strong reduction firing, similar to Aobizen (blue Bizen).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has fired the \"ta-tsuchi\" (field clay), known for having a relatively low refractory level, to its absolute limit; the rugged, raised ash-covered yohen has a powerful presence in the palm of one's hand, and when gripped, it feels as if one is clutching a rock face.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe intense firing has given the \"nuke\" sections a blue Bizen-like hue, and in the interior, the clay quality shows a gradation from the deep red to black characteristic of such high-temperature firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe strong reduction has also acted powerfully on the \"kumadori\" (the interface between the kiln transformation and the clay base), creating an interesting aurora-like gold sheen in those areas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an unused piece that was carefully stored after being purchased new and has never been used.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm × 6.5cm × Height 5.7cm\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years starting in 1989 under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built an anagama (climbing kiln) in Shizutani, Bizen City, to become independent, and fired his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Chanoyu Zokei-ten (Tea Ceremony Form Exhibition) for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618704248929,"sku":"6025","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6025.jpg?v=1790240795","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6025","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}