{"product_id":"p6185","title":"Hidasuki sake cup","description":"This is a newly fired *hi-dasuki* sake cup (guinomi) by Tomio Ochi, an artist who has spent his time working silently at the kiln under the tutelage of Anjin Abe, pouring his insatiable artistic passion into his ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Ochi-sensei’s preference for firing at high temperatures, this piece is exceptionally hard, dense, and profound, possessing a powerful quality that suggests the clay has been compressed to a high degree of density.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFeaturing a \"surface hi-dasuki\" pattern—where the scarlet-cord markings cover more area than the raw clay texture typical of the Abe school—the piece is reminiscent of ancient Bizen ware, transforming the traditionally elegant *hi-dasuki* style into a vista of profound depth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form, meticulously kneaded over time, has been fired slowly at an ultra-high temperature, resulting in a cup that feels substantial and densely vitrified when held.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn a departure from his usual inverted-triangular bowl shape, this sake cup is deep—resembling a Setoguro tea bowl—and is larger and more striking in appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMoreover, the interior features a \"sake pool\" (similar to a *chadamari* or tea pool), making this a work filled with Ochi-sensei’s uncompromising attention to detail.\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided at a later date (please note that it will take some time before the item can be shipped).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.8cm × 6.7cm × Height 6.0cm\n\nTomio Ochi was born in Ehime Prefecture in 1949 and graduated from Ehime Prefectural Niihama Technical High School.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom 1969, while working at a company, he devoted himself to the study of painting and sculpture at Taka Art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1976, he began receiving instruction from Anjin Abe while serving as his kiln assistant in Ehime Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1998, he built his own kiln on the grounds of Anjin Abe’s studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe approaches the creation of Bizen ware by utilizing the experience he gained from his studies in sculpture and painting.","brand":"越智富雄","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618710507617,"sku":"6185","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6185.jpg?v=1790240931","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6185","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}