{"product_id":"p6597","title":"Painted Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is a Saishiki (painted) Bizen sake cup by Yasuhito Abe, an artist whose deep insight into ancient pottery and aesthetic sensibility have allowed him to create one-of-a-kind works through his unique research and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn recent years, his painted Bizen pieces have often featured motifs like Mt. Fuji or animals on the front, but this work features a dynamic floral motif on the front, with Mt. Fuji placed on the reverse side.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe coloring itself is also rare; the flower on the front primarily uses blue and white, with the red and gold that were previously his main colors intentionally placed deep within the pale petals, serving as delicate accents within a cool color palette reminiscent of an iris.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Mt. Fuji on the back also features gold and green as the primary colors, which, combined with the cool-toned coloring on the front, gives the piece an expression unlike anything seen before.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith such a profound composition, this piece is truly a painting that you can drink sake from, drawing the viewer into a tiny 5cm-square gallery held in the palm of one's hand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis masterpiece is a testament to Yasuhito Abe’s expertise in ancient pottery, as well as his sensibilities and compositional skills as an oil painter, applied to the arduous task of painting on the colored canvas of Bizen clay.\n\nIncludes a signed wooden box (shiho-zan, double-boxed).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.0cm x 5.6cm x Height 5.9cm\n\nYasuhito Abe was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1938.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAspiring to be an artist from a young age, he was active as an oil painter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile working as an oil painter, he collected pottery as a hobby, but finding contemporary Bizen ware unsatisfying, he began creating pottery in 1972 to produce pieces that met his own standards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe primarily produces tea utensils and flower vases, and frequently creates sake vessels as well.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe researches ancient ceramics, including old Bizen ware, and his forms and firing techniques, based on his theories, have received high acclaim both in Japan and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn recognition of his achievements, his works have been acquired by institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe actively holds solo exhibitions both domestically and internationally in cities including Tokyo, Osaka, New York, Paris, and Taiwan.","brand":"安倍安人","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618720305249,"sku":"6597","price":200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6597.jpg?v=1790241251","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6597","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}