{"product_id":"p6835","title":"Hiyama Bizen Shuten","description":"This is a brand-new Hiyama Bizen sake cup (guinomi) just out of the kiln by Yuji Seki, who opened his own kiln in Ibaraki Prefecture after training under Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a latest work, freshly fired and removed from the kiln in December.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis sake cup was fired in an anagama kiln built in Hiyama, Hitachiomiya City, using a blend of Bizen clay and local Hiyama clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPerhaps due to the influence of the Hiyama soil, it has a rough-hewn texture when held, and possesses a charm distinct from typical Bizen ware, with a clay quality that strongly brings out caramel-brown hues.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this piece, the artist built up the form using slab construction before finely adjusting and refining the shape by hand; the resulting form, reminiscent of a raku tea bowl, evokes a sense of serenity and fluidity that is truly exceptional.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe exterior features a sangiri finish with a unique luster and texture like wet stone, while the interior is eye-catching with a dry, matte \"tobi-goma\" (flung sesame) ash glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box to be provided at a later date (please note that it will take some time before shipping).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.7cm x 6.7cm x Height 7.3cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYuji Seki was born in Chiba Prefecture in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2013, he apprenticed under Bizen ware Living National Treasure Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent 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":46618065993825,"sku":"6835","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6835.jpg?v=1790231900","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6835","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}