{"product_id":"p6569","title":"Bizen sake bottle","description":"This Bizen sake bottle is by Takashi Soga, who challenges the beauty of antiquity by recreating the same environment in which Old Bizen was fired.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTo replicate the kiln-firing techniques of the Old Bizen era, the piece was fired in a kiln made solely of earth—without using firebricks, which did not exist at the time—defying the conventional wisdom of modern kiln firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe all-earth kiln itself functions as one massive piece of pottery; as a result, it yields an exquisite quality of clay that transcends modern aesthetics and approaches the intensity of Old Bizen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAmong the works by Soga, who masters the use of these all-earth kilns, this piece features a particularly striking \"yohen\" (kiln transformation). Excluding the \"nuke\" (clear patch) on the front, almost the entire surface is covered in a matte, charcoal-black \"kase-goma\" ash glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFurthermore, the underlying clay body exhibits the deep, reddish tones characteristic of Soga’s Old Bizen-style pottery, with metallic-like glazes appearing around the edges, as if the surface were coated in metal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe entire piece is also entwined with white \"ito-goma\" (thread-like ash) that appears as though roots have taken hold, likely formed when the \"hidasuki\" (fire-cord) patterns wrapped around the piece bonded with natural glaze during firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDespite its dramatic appearance, the piece is impeccably finished, with a wonderful tactile quality that makes one want to hold and turn it in their hands forever.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please note that it will take some time for shipping).\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.4cm × Body Diameter 8.3cm × Body Diameter 8.2cm × Height 12.1cm, Capacity approx. 320cc\n\nTakashi Soga was born in Tokyo in 1984.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe studied under Jun Isezaki in 2009, and in 2012, he built an all-earth kiln without the use of firebricks in Kugui, Bizen City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent and began his pottery career in 2013.","brand":"曽我 尭","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618057539681,"sku":"6569","price":38500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6569.jpg?v=1790231651","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6569","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}