{"product_id":"p6854","title":"Bizen ware teacup","description":"This is a Bizen tea cup by the fourth generation Kazan Matsuda, who inherited the techniques of the third generation Kazan, a true master of tea ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a straightforward, no-frills tea cup finished entirely in a shiso (perilla) red hue—a color with the depth expected of a reclusive master like the fourth generation Kazan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe form is remarkably simple, as a tea cup should be, yet one can see the master's touch in details like the wide foot ring and the subtle undulation of the rim.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough the entire piece appears to be just the shiso red color, a hidasuki (fire-cord) pattern is hidden inside; under the sesame glaze at the bottom of the interior, straw marks cross one another, and a faint crimson hidasuki can also be seen on the side.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSadly, the legacy of Matsuda Kazan ended with this fourth generation, but it is deeply moving to see how the skills passed down through four generations live on in his works, to be shared from person to person.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThere is a crack in the surface of the clay beside the foot, but it is purely on the surface and does not cause any water leakage.\n\nSigned wooden box (double-braced)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.8cm × 7.8cm × Height 9.0cm\n\nKazan Matsuda (IV) was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1936, the second son of the renowned master craftsman, Kazan Matsuda (III).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe learned the art of pottery from his father from a young age.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUpon graduating from the ceramics course at Bizen High School in 1955, he succeeded to the name Kazan Matsuda (IV).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile continuing to create pottery, he succeeded his mentor, Zenji Uragami, as a lecturer in the ceramics department at the same school for seven years starting in 1961.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis work focused primarily on tea ceramics, but he also produced vases, sake vessels, and tableware. He sought the earthen quality of antique Bizen in semi-underground anagama kilns, specializing in wine-colored surfaces and golden sesame glazes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Asahi Prize at the Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition in 1962, was selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition consecutively starting in 1963, and became a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association in 1966.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Kaneshige Toyo Prize in 1982 and exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was designated as a Holder of Okayama Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property. He passed away in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAwards: Numerous, including the Kaneshige Toyo Prize, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award, Sanyo Shimbun Award, Okayama Nichinichi Shimbun Award, and the Asahi Prize at the Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition \/ Prefectural Exhibition Juror","brand":"四代松田華山","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618066550881,"sku":"6854","price":8800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6854.jpg?v=1790231926","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6854","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}