{"product_id":"p6362","title":"Ibe Hidasuki Sake Cup","description":"This is an earlier Ibe-hidaski sake cup by Kaneshige Yuho, an artist who, despite being part of the Kaneshige lineage, constantly questions himself and creates his work not as \"Kaneshige Yuho,\" but simply as the potter, Yuho.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt includes a pottery history document up to the year 1998, suggesting it was produced around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFired in a custom electric kiln in Ushigami-shita, Ibe, the piece features a form reminiscent of the sake cups of his father, the late Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior, with its spacious, open feel, is almost like that of a tea utensil, and combined with the swirling potter’s wheel marks left strongly on the surface, it possesses a captivating presence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the overall style is rounded, thick, and substantial, the cup feels pleasantly light in the hand, and the rim—crafted thinner than the rest of the body—is elegant and highly functional.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe beauty of the hidaski (fire-cord) pattern, inherited from his father Sozan, is truly exceptional; it is vibrant yet features delicate, wispy strokes, perfectly capturing both the graceful and the weathered aspects of the hidaski firing technique.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough this is an earlier work, there are no signs of use or wear.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOriginal wooden box (with four-way locking lid)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.8cm × 7.6cm × Height 4.6cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nKaneshige Yuho was born as the third son of the Intangible Cultural Property holder, Kaneshige Sozan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began learning pottery techniques under his father, Sozan, in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 1980 and held his first solo exhibition in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he focuses on tea utensils such as tea bowls, water jars, and flower vases, as well as tableware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn his tea bowls, a particular passion of his, he emphasizes the inner form (mikomi) while pursuing a balance between ease of use and the exterior appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has received the Sanyo Shimbun Award at the Prefectural Exhibition, the Encouragement Award at the Exhibition of Tea Ceremony Forms, and the Tanko Biennale Encouragement Award, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2002 and the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Contribution Award in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he was designated as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is also very active in holding solo exhibitions both within and outside the prefecture.","brand":"金重有邦","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618050068577,"sku":"6362","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6362.jpg?v=1790231477","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6362","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}