{"product_id":"p6576","title":"Bizen four-sided cylindrical sake cup","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen square cylindrical sake cup (guinomi) by Kazuki Nakamura, an artist who continues the legacy of master sake ware potters Rokuro and Shin Nakamura to create deeply flavorful works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhile following in the footsteps of these masters of sake ware, this piece is distinctively Kazuki’s, subtly incorporating a unique style that differs from that of his father and grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis latest work, freshly fired in April 2022, features an intriguing new cylindrical form he has experimented with.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe design has a charm reminiscent of Shino-style small appetizers dishes (mukozuke), making it an interesting piece to use as a vessel for delicacies before pouring sake into it to enjoy as a cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe rich, scarlet clay texture, a secret passed down through the Nakamura family, is remarkably beautiful. It is a piece that delights the eye and the hand, and with use, its texture will become even smoother and more refined, giving it immense potential as a sake vessel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIncludes signed wooden box (tomobako) with two-sided lid supports\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.5cm, Height 5.6cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nKazuki Nakamura was born in 1980 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the eldest son of Shin Nakamura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Okayama University in 2003, he studied under his grandfather, Rokuro Nakamura, and his father, Shin Nakamura, to hone his pottery skills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe fired his first kiln and became an independent potter in 2006.","brand":"中村和樹","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618719617121,"sku":"6576","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6576.jpg?v=1790241237","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6576","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}