{"product_id":"p6456","title":"Shuten Hallelujah","description":"This is \"Hallelujah,\" a newly kiln-fired sake cup (guinomi) by Toru Ichikawa, who studied under Ryuichi Kakurezaki and made a striking debut.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is an exceptionally creative work that exemplifies Ichikawa's talent for giving form to his endless stream of ideas through clay, the ultimate medium.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased on his new \"memento mori\" series featuring skull designs, this special sake cup is finished in the Christmas-limited \"Hallelujah\" tricolor.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Memento mori\" is Latin for \"remember you must die\"; Ichikawa confronts the death that visits everyone equally and sublimates it into his art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe exterior features Ichikawa's signature voluminous glaze, with green, white, and red applied over a platinum base to create a truly eye-catching look.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the use of an iridescent finish causes each glaze to shift into mystical, pearlescent hues.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a Christmas special, gold stars are applied to the temples and sides, resulting in an avant-garde design that is instantly recognizable as Ichikawa's work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA heart-shaped groove is carved into the top, serving as a functional \"goke-zoko\" (Go-bowl style bottom) when used as a cup—a testament to Ichikawa's brilliant ingenuity.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nWidth 7.8cm (including stars) × Depth 10.5cm × Height 6.7cm\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn June 2011, he began his apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakurezaki, a holder of the Okayama Prefecture Designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618053116001,"sku":"6456","price":51700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6456.jpg?v=1790231545","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6456","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}