{"product_id":"p6515","title":"Bizen tea cup","description":"This is a brand new Bizen tea cup fresh from the kiln by Junpei Kaneshige, the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige, the leading figure of the Kaneshige family.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the latest work, freshly removed from the kiln in December 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdhering to the Kaneshige family tradition of clay preparation, this piece is crafted from clay processed entirely by hand without the use of a vacuum pugmill.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFeaturing a distinctive \"dojime\" (waisted) design reminiscent of his father Kosuke Kaneshige, it possesses a remarkably taut and sharp appearance despite being a tea cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUnusually for a tea cup, it is finished exclusively with \"sangiri\" (smokey reduction firing), creating an intriguing effect that resembles rising steam.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe texture of the clay has also fired into a solid, profound \"shiso\" (perilla-leaf) color, which complements the white of the sangiri, with each accentuating the other as a dark brown contrast.\n\nNo box included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.1cm x 7.0cm x Height 9.7cm\n\nJunpei Kaneshige was born in Komaba, Tokyo, in 1972 as the eldest son of Kosuke Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Waseda University in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2000, he completed a graduate program in sculpture at Long Island University in New York, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter returning to Japan, he studied under his father, Kosuke Kaneshige.","brand":"金重潤平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618055704673,"sku":"6515","price":6000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6515.jpg?v=1790231602","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6515","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}