{"product_id":"p6635","title":"Bizen Hidasuki Sake Bottle","description":"This is a brand-new Bizen Hidasuki sake bottle just out of the kiln by Kazuki Nakamura, an artist who carries on the lineage of master sake ware craftsmen Rokuro Nakamura and Shin Nakamura to create deeply expressive works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile inheriting the tradition of these masters, this piece is distinctively Kazuki, incorporating a unique flair into his style that sets it apart from his father and grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFresh from an April 2022 firing, the piece features a relaxed, rhythmic rise achieved through potter's wheel techniques inherited from his grandfather, exuding an exquisite sense of elegance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has evolved the Nakamura family's signature flattened vessel shape into an original form, featuring deep indentations on the body that add unique movement and improve handling.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe straw, softened by beating, is wrapped diagonally around the bottle, creating a Hidasuki (fire-cord) pattern that is a joy to trace with the eye as it runs freely across the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough Hidasuki is the most basic firing technique, it is also the most unforgiving, yet he has succeeded in creating a finish that highlights the quality of the clay, standing proudly alongside the work of his father and grandfather.\n\nSigned wooden box (double-slat lid) included\u003cbr\u003e\nRim 3.6cm x Body Diameter 11.3cm x Body Diameter 11.0cm x Height 10.2cm　Capacity approx. 350cc\n\nKazuki Nakamura was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1980, the eldest son of Shin Nakamura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\nHe fired his first kiln and became an independent artist in 2006.","brand":"中村和樹","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618058784865,"sku":"6635","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6635.jpg?v=1790231707","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6635","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}