{"product_id":"p6125","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This is a new Bizen sake cup, fresh from the kiln, by Kosuke Kaneshige, leader of the Kaneshige school and son of the late, great Toyo Kaneshige, who is credited with the revival of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was fired in the kiln at the end of 2020, the first such firing in about two years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt features the magnificent *korogashi* (rolled) ash-covered kiln transformation that has become synonymous with the Kaneshige school, showcasing a black-silver ash glaze alongside a beautiful mouse-gray *namako* (sea cucumber) skin texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt possesses a superlative ash glaze that would captivate any Bizen enthusiast at a glance, allowing one to enjoy the rich, mouse-gray ash-covered kiln transformation that has partially shifted into a black-silver hue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, unlike the rough, abrasive texture often found in ash-covered pieces, this work achieves a high-quality surface feel that invites constant touch, a result of the careful, time-consuming finishing characteristic of the Kaneshige school.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sharp silhouette, with its slightly tapered shoulder, is reminiscent of Toyo Kaneshige’s style, and coupled with the classic diameter of approximately 6 cm, it results in a highly elegant piece.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.4 cm × 6.2 cm × Height 5.6 cm\n\nKosuke Kaneshige was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1943 as the third son of Toyo Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Department of Sculpture at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe completed his postgraduate studies in sculpture at the same university in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began exhibiting his ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer in the School of Letters at Tokai University, he returned to Okayama in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1982, he built an ascending kiln in Kagato, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he created the ceramic mural \"Light and Wind\" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Building in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe exhibited at the Paris Bizen Ware Exhibition in 1997 and has held solo exhibitions throughout Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2012, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe creates objects, tea utensils, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels.","brand":"金重晃介","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618709360737,"sku":"6125","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6125.jpg?v=1790240878","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6125","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}