{"product_id":"p6466","title":"SHUTEN VANISHING POINT","description":"This is VANISHING POINT, a brand-new sake cup (guinomi) fresh from the kiln by Toru Ichikawa, who made a stunning debut after studying under Ryuichi Kakizaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a truly exceptional work, rich in the originality characteristic of Ichikawa, who gives form to his boundless ideas through the supreme medium of clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNamed \"VANISHING POINT,\" this new piece expresses an overwhelming worldview, true to the title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Ichikawa’s style of freely manipulating glaze textures to create infinite variety, three different glazes, each with distinct colors and textures, are applied to the facets of this hexagonal piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe pink side is finished with an iridescent, luster-like glaze; the platinum side recreates the unique texture of raw ore; and the remaining side features a marble pattern reminiscent of nerikomi (molded clay), as if three separate pieces were joined together using the yobitsugi technique.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe transitions between the glazes are edged in gold, a meticulous finish down to the smallest detail that is quintessentially Ichikawa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shihozan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.7cm × 7.3cm × Height 6.4cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nToru Ichikawa was born in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn June 2011, he began an apprenticeship under Ryuichi Kakizaki, a holder of the Okayama Prefecture Designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own studio in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, in January 2015.","brand":"市川 透","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618053312609,"sku":"6466","price":41030.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6466.jpg?v=1790231550","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6466","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}