{"product_id":"p6858","title":"Bizen Wine Cup","description":"This is a Bizen wine cup by Juro Harada, a brilliant artisan once described as \"frighteningly talented,\" who studied old Bizen pottery alongside the great Bizen authority, Matasaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis wine glass-shaped piece is packed with the knowledge and techniques he cultivated through his research into ancient Bizen ware, featuring a unique design rarely seen even among Harada's own works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe cup portion is thin and orthodox, shaped on a potter's wheel, offering a different charm from the thicker, coil-built designs that primarily define Harada's style.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe most notable feature is the highly voluminous stem; its imposing design, carved on a potter's wheel, carries an atmosphere reminiscent of a vajra held by a Nio guardian statue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe top and bottom sections feature different landscapes achieved through \"kabuse-yaki\" (covered firing). The upper part showcases a caramel-brown clay body that highlights the characteristics of clay prone to strong white tones, with intersecting yellow and thread-like sesame ash glazes and vivid scarlet fire-cord markings (hidasuki).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn contrast, the lower part was fired without direct exposure to the flame, resulting in a crisp, white clay surface with intense fire-cord markings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.7cm x 8.3cm x Height 16.0cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nJuro Harada was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from Meiji University and working in a company, he began his pottery career around 1969.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built an anagama kiln in 1971 and a climbing kiln the following year, marking the start of his full-scale pottery production.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBeginning in 1975, he studied ancient Bizen ware by visiting old kiln sites under the guidance of antique Bizen researcher Matasaburo Katsura.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1991, he built an anagama kiln on Amidayama in Ushimado.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe was particularly skilled at making mortars (suribachi) and created vases, tea utensils, and sake vessels primarily through coil-building, with some pieces thrown on a wheel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, and across Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1983, he held a two-person exhibition with Fushina-ware artist Kenji Funaki at the National Museum of Ethnology in Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was exhibited and acquired by the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, for its inaugural exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2005, his works were acquired by the New Orleans Museum of Art in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe passed away in 2024.","brand":"原田拾六","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618067828833,"sku":"6858","price":66000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6858.jpg?v=1790231932","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6858","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}