{"product_id":"p6966","title":"Bizen Sake Cup","description":"This is an earlier work of Bizen sake cup by Takeshi Kaneshige, who continues his research and pottery making after moving his kiln from Ibe to Kukuino.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJudging from the condition of the box and the enclosed biography, it appears to be a piece created between 1999 and 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a work from his Ibe kiln period, when he was firing works alongside his brother, Gan, continuing the tradition passed down from Toyo Kaneshige to Michiaki Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay texture, which graduates from a bright brown to a subdued purple-red, is the spitting image of Michiaki’s work, and its rich, luscious quality truly represents the essence of Bizen ware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe dry-textured yellow sesame glaze is fused to the surface like a second skin, providing a matte contrast to the clay’s relatively high luster, which creates a perfect balance in the landscape of the piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe unadorned, irregular rim of the large, bold form pairs exceptionally well with the natural, accidental stone-burst textures.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAlthough it is an earlier work, it is unused and free of any stains.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (double-crosspiece)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.5cm x 7.4cm x Height 5.2cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nTakeshi Kaneshige was born in 1968 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, as the second son of Michiaki Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRaised in a renowned family of potters—his grandfather was Toyo Kaneshige, his father was Michiaki Kaneshige, and his uncle was Sozan Kaneshige—he naturally aspired to become a Bizen potter, having grown up in the pottery town of Ibe.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe graduated from Ashiya College of Arts in 1988.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter working at the Atelier Hikousen Ceramic Research Institute, he returned to Ibe in 1992, where he honed his Bizen pottery skills within the Kaneshige family.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe has been active in the field, exhibiting at the Bizen Young Artists Exhibition in 1996 and participating in the Kaneshige Family Exhibitions starting in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn recent years, he has moved his kiln from Ibe to Kukuino, where he continues his work.","brand":"金重 剛","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618072154209,"sku":"6966","price":9900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6966.jpg?v=1790232067","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6966","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}