{"product_id":"p6041","title":"\"Ray\" glass","description":"This is \"Ray,\" a glass work by Toru Ichikawa, who studied under Ryuichi Kakurezaki and made a sensational debut.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an exceptionally creative work that is quintessential Ichikawa, giving form to his endless stream of ideas through the sublime medium of clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis new piece is titled \"Ray\" and incorporates a cosmological theme, using ceramics to delve into the universal question of \"why do we exist?\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile Ichikawa has previously incorporated conflicting motifs like the Taijitu (Yin-Yang symbol) into his works, the composition here features two-tone glazes vying for dominance across the entire piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe vibrant ultramarine and light blue glazes appear to melt into one another, while the application of silver leaf as an underlayer for the blue glaze evokes a clear, expansive sky, true to the title \"Ray.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece is scattered with gold-glazed shards, giving the impression that a nearby gilded work had shattered and adhered to this one—a testament to Ichikawa’s astonishingly bold imagination.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.7cm × 8.5cm × Height 12.3cm\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 became an independent artist in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618705166433,"sku":"6041","price":31570.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6041.jpg?v=1790240805","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6041","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}