{"product_id":"p6956","title":"Ao-Shino Sake Cup","description":"This is a new Blue Shino sake cup (guinomi) by Takashi Baba, an artist born in Imbe who has loved Bizen ware since childhood and finds his life's joy in creating works and firing kilns.\u003cbr\u003e\nUnloaded from the kiln around April 2023 and exhibited at the \"Kiln-Transformed Shino\" exhibition at Okayama Tenmaya, this is a unique piece made by applying Shino glaze to Bizen clay and firing it in a Bizen climbing kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile the overall piece follows the traditions of Shino ware, the overlapping firing process in the climbing kiln creates a luxurious fusion where the landscapes of Shino and Bizen intersect, even producing \"sesame\" (ash deposits) inside the cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough Mr. Baba has periodically created Blue Shino using cobalt in the past, this piece features improvements to both the cobalt and feldspar glaze, evolving into an entirely new Blue Shino that perfectly captures Mr. Baba's signature dedication to \"azure kiln transformation\" using cobalt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile previous Blue Shino pieces primarily featured sky-blue glazes, this version sees a significant upgrade to a vibrant cobalt blue, resulting in the refreshing and crisp hues characteristic of an artist so focused on the expression of blue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn addition to the aforementioned cobalt blue glaze, a large amount of natural glaze has flowed from the back, adding a dynamic landscape born from the Bizen climbing kiln that elevates the piece to even greater heights.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe orthodox form, combined with the texture of the glaze, makes it very easy to use.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-san)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.1cm x 6.1cm x Height 6.4cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ware artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBelieving from a young age that he would become a ceramic artist, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his artistic range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2006, he graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture and honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent in 2007 and held his first solo exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently active mainly through solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618071466081,"sku":"6956","price":19800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6956.jpg?v=1790232053","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6956","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}