{"product_id":"p6357","title":"Bizen Burgundy-style Fire-cord Sake Cup","description":"This is an earlier Bizen Burgundy clay hidasuki sake cup by Izuru Yamamoto, an artist who draws on his background in sculpture to pursue a new sense of sculptural beauty within a traditional style.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIncluded is a career summary up to 1998, suggesting this piece was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis cup is from the Burgundy clay series, which the artist has been energetically working on since his fateful encounter with soil from the Burgundy region of France in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCompared to Yamamoto’s standard Bizen hidasuki, which tends to feature strong white tones, this piece exhibits more prominent yellow hues, lending it a soft and warm atmosphere.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe texture of the clay itself also has a unique character distinct from standard Bizen clay; perhaps due to variations in its composition, particles of a darker tone seem to float to the surface as if visible through a veil.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe smooth, gentle texture is magnificent, and combined with the well-proportioned form characteristic of Yamamoto’s Bizen work, it is a piece one could hold in their palm forever.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough this is an earlier work, there are no signs of wear or use.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san style) included.\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.6cm x Height 5.7cm\n\nIzuru Yamamoto is the fourth son of Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Musashino Art University Sculpture Department in 1967 and completing his postgraduate studies there the following year, he spent two years studying sculpture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUpon returning to Japan in 1970, he began his training under his father and embarked on a career in ceramics, establishing his own kiln in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe creates works using techniques he developed himself, such as \"tatakikomi\" (beating-in), \"shussai\" (Izuru coloring), and \"tsukiage\" (stacking), where clay is formed into slabs and layered.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1979, he became a full member of the Japan Kogei Association.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Encouragement Award at the Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition in 1980 and the Kaneshige Toyo Prize in 1985.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he won the Tanabe Museum Grand Prize at the Tea Ceremony Arts Exhibition for his \"Stacked Flower Vase\" made with a blend of soil from Burgundy, France.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2012, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.","brand":"山本 出","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618049937505,"sku":"6357","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6357.jpg?v=1790231471","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6357","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}