{"product_id":"p6641","title":"Hidasuki Sake Cup","description":"These are newly fired Hidasuki sake cups by Yoshiteru Kouriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretense, despite having studied under the masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThese are the very latest works, taken from the kiln in May 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThese sake cups feature a deep, rich Hidasuki aesthetic, achieved by carefully firing them in a climbing kiln inside sealed saggars to protect them from natural ash glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUnlike the conventional combination of Mogusa clay and Hidasuki fired in an electric kiln, these pieces feature a bluish clay body adorned with a thick, oil-painting-like Hidasuki pattern. While elegant and vibrant Mogusa-Hidasuki is common, these works possess a wonderfully rustic and understated charm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to Kouriki-sensei's meticulous approach to clay preparation, the surface remains remarkably smooth, offering a tactile quality that rivals the elegance of electric-kiln-fired pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is purposefully restrained to allow the rich, textured surface to take center stage, and it is only after you finish your drink and turn the cup to inspect the foot that its unique, carved signature finally reveals itself.\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided later (please note that it will take some time to ship).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 7.0cm x Height 5.8cm\n\nYoshiteru Kouriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he spent seven years from 1989 studying ceramics under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, and fired his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has continued to hold solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618721124449,"sku":"6641","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6641.jpg?v=1790241285","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6641","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}