{"product_id":"p6852","title":"Bizen ware teacup","description":"This is an earlier Bizen tea cup by Kosuke Kaneshige, the leader of the Kaneshige school and son of the late, great Toyo Kaneshige, the restorer of the Bizen pottery tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\nA biography up to 2003 is included, suggesting it was produced around that time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt features the artist's signature cinched-body design, which is immediately recognizable as Kosuke Kaneshige’s work; this element both tightens the overall form and makes it easier to hold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe area from the rim to the body has been thoroughly exposed to fire and natural ash glaze, creating a gradient from scorched sesame (koge-goma) to yellow sesame (ki-goma), and finally to black sesame (kuro-goma).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay surface is also fired to a rich, dense finish, showcasing the deep chocolate-colored body characteristic of the Kaneshige school.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe intense firing appears to have coated the piece entirely, resulting in a smooth surface that further enhances the pleasure of its use.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough it is an older work, it is unused.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nOriginal wooden box (with two-way cross-bar lid)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.2cm x 7.2cm x Height 10.2cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nKosuke Kaneshige was born in 1943 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the third son of Toyo Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Sculpture Department of Tokyo University of the Arts in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe completed his graduate studies in sculpture at the same university in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe began exhibiting his ceramic works in 1975, and after serving as a lecturer at Tokai University's School of Letters, he returned to Okayama in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1982, he built an anagama kiln in Katō, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he created the ceramic mural \"Light and Wind\" for the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Building in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was awarded the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, his works were exhibited at the Bizen Pottery Paris Exhibition, and he has held solo exhibitions across the country.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2012, he was designated as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe produces objects, tea utensils, flower vases, tableware, and sake vessels.","brand":"金重晃介","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618066485345,"sku":"6852","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6852.jpg?v=1790231922","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6852","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}