{"product_id":"p6358","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This is an earlier Bizen sake cup by Yoshiyuki Matsui, who also trained the next generation of potters as an instructor at the Ceramic Art Center.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA pottery biography from around 1992 is enclosed, suggesting it was created around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nYellow sesame glaze and ash-covered kiln changes are fused onto the surface, creating a distinctive landscape typical of Matsui, who excelled in creating works with a profound sense of weight.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay surface is well-fired with a faint golden sheen covering the piece, adding further depth to the deep, red wine-like shiso color.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe gracefully undulating rim shows the kind of movement expected from a master instructor like Matsui, serving as an exemplar of vessel making and appearing very comfortable to use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA \"botamochi\" (peony cake) mark is placed gently in the interior; while the intense firing means there is no scarlet color, one can enjoy the sesame kiln changes and scarlet fire-cord patterns (hidaski).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThere is slight wobbling due to the shape of the foot, but it poses no issue for use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough it is an older work, there are no stains or signs of use.\n\nOriginal signed box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.3cm × 6.3cm × Height 5.7cm\n\nYoshiyuki Matsui was born in 1931 in Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Kyoto National Institute of Ceramics in 1950.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter working for five years at the Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute, he returned to Kyoto in 1956 to study under Kiyomizu-yaki master Yoshimitsu Morino.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1960, while still in training, he was invited by then-Okayama Governor Yukiharu Miki to serve as an instructor at the Bizen Ceramic Art Center in Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter taking the position, he devoted his efforts to training young artists, and in 1978, he resigned as director to build his own kiln in Nishikatakami, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became a full member of the Japan Kōgei Association in 1969 and was designated a holder of an Okayama Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Toyo Kaneshige Award, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award and Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, and many others \/ Prefectural Exhibition judge","brand":"松井與之","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618049970273,"sku":"6358","price":10000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6358.jpg?v=1790231472","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6358","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}