{"product_id":"p6825","title":"Hiyama Bizen Shuten","description":"This is a brand new Hiyama Bizen sake cup (guinomi) that has just been removed from the kiln by Hiroshi Seki, an artist who trained under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki before opening his own kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in December.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis sake cup was fired in an anagama (tunnel kiln) built in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, using a mixture of Bizen clay and local Hiyama clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerhaps due to the influence of the Hiyama soil, it has a rugged texture when held in the hand, and possesses a charm distinct from typical Bizen ware, such as a clay body with a pronounced whitish hue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, the artist used the tatara slab-building technique to form the basic shape, then meticulously refined and adjusted the form by hand-shaping, resulting in an excellent silhouette that evokes the serenity and subtle irregularities of a Raku tea bowl.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe exterior features a sangiri finish with a unique luster and texture reminiscent of wet stone, while the interior draws the eye with matte \"tobi-goma\" (flung sesame) ash deposits scattered across a dry, crisp surface.\n\nSigned wooden box to follow (please note that it will take some time before the item can be shipped).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.4cm x Height 7.8cm\n\nHiroshi Seki was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2013, he studied under Bizen ware Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became an independent artist in 2017 and built his own kiln in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 2019.","brand":"後関裕士","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618725646433,"sku":"6825","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6825.jpg?v=1790241398","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6825","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}