{"product_id":"p6910","title":"Bizen sake cup","description":"This is a Bizen sake cup (sakazuki\/guinomi) by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after graduating from the studio of Jun Isezaki and winning the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Modern Ceramic Art.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis sake cup was created by Takashima-sensei, who apprenticed under the fifth Bizen ware Living National Treasure, Jun Isezaki, before establishing his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece features Hidasuki (fire-cord) patterns created by an anagama kiln—a specialty of the Isezaki school—set against clean white clay, with a wide variety of kiln-altered effects emerging throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe lower portion of the cup was covered by another piece during firing to protect it from direct flame; the areas exposed to the fire display the blueish, matte-textured \"kase-goma\" (ash glaze) characteristic of anagama kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior, shaped like a parabolic antenna, catches all the natural glaze to create an all-over \"goma\" (sesame) landscape, within which the straight, horizontal Hidasuki serves as a \"painted\" element typical of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTakashima-sensei meticulously crafts everything from tableware to tea utensils, and this piece—with its carefully formed rim and characteristic Hidasuki placement—possesses the refined allure of work by a seasoned veteran.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san) included\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 8.4cm x 8.2cm, Height 4.3cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from the Department of Design at Dohto University in 2014 and immediately began his apprenticeship under Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently established independently in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis awards and exhibitions include the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Encouragement Award, selection for the Tanabe Museum of Art \"Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition,\" the Tobi-ten Encouragement Award, selection for the Modern Tea Ceramic Exhibition, and the Japan Ceramic Society’s Award for Modern Ceramic Art.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618069500001,"sku":"6910","price":9900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6910.jpg?v=1790231993","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6910","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}