{"product_id":"p6838","title":"Painted Bizen sake cup","description":"This is a Saishiki Bizen (painted Bizen) sake cup (guinomi) by Anjin Abe, an artist who possesses profound insight and an aesthetic sense for ancient ceramics, and who creates one-of-a-kind works through his unique research and firing techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe front features a chicken—a recurring theme in his recent work—depicted with a charming and unique sensibility through carving and the application of red, blue, and white pigments set against a gold-painted background.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe reverse side showcases another of Abe’s signature subjects, a grasshopper, depicted in a way that makes it appear as if it is emerging from the thick, yellow \"goma\" (ash glaze) covering, offering a different aesthetic charm from the chicken on the front.\u003cbr\u003e\nOne side and the interior of the cup are adorned with a rich, mustard-colored \"nagare-goma\" (flowing ash glaze), offering a dense texture that has long impressed fans of ancient Bizen and provides visual delight from every angle.\u003cbr\u003e\nBy using Bizen ware—a tradition established as unglazed, wood-fired pottery—as a canvas for painting, Abe achieves a high-level feat that demands immense compositional skill and aesthetic sensibility. However, rather than simply showcasing the achievement of such difficult techniques, the work itself and the spontaneous landscape of the clay surface are, above all, profoundly beautiful.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOriginal signed wooden box (shiho-san, double box)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 5.7cm x Height 6.7cm\n\nAnjin 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 a Western-style painter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile active as a painter, he collected ceramics as a hobby, but finding contemporary Bizen ware unsatisfactory, he began pottery in 1972 to create works that he could find personally convincing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe frequently produces tea utensils and flower vases, as well as sake vessels.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe conducts research on ancient ceramics, including ancient Bizen, and his molding and firing techniques based on those theories have earned high acclaim both in Japan and abroad.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn recognition of his achievements, his works have been acquired by 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 such as Tokyo, Osaka, New York, Paris, and Taipei.","brand":"安倍安人","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618066059361,"sku":"6838","price":200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6838.jpg?v=1790231904","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6838","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}