{"product_id":"p6192","title":"Blue Bizen tea bowl","description":"This blue Bizen tea bowl was crafted by Toshun Tokuda, who developed his own unique style after being mentored by the master artisans of Ibe.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece inherits the blue Bizen technique from his teacher, Ryuho Fujita, and features an exceptionally smooth texture achieved through the polishing of the clay body.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, it utilizes levigated clay, another hallmark of polished blue Bizen, which removes all small stones from the earth to create a finish akin to a smooth, water-worn river stone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLike Ryuho, Tokuda applies a strong reduction firing to bring out the blue Bizen surface, and the *hidasuki* (fire-cord) markings follow the traditional style of thin, elongated lines, creating a sense of swift, dynamic movement.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNear the *chadamari* (tea pool) inside the bowl, a golden hue emerges—perhaps due to the effects of *kabuse-yaki* (covered firing)—causing the area around the orange *hidasuki* to shimmer with a blue-silver luster.\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-zan style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter: 12.5cm × 12.3cm × Height: 7.7cm\n\nToshun Tokuda was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1912.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter training at Torakuan in 1969, Tokuda studied firing techniques at Togaku Kiln before establishing his own studio.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFollowing his first firing, he studied under the second-generation Ryuho Fujita.","brand":"徳田陶春","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618710671457,"sku":"6192","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6192.jpg?v=1790240940","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6192","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}