{"product_id":"p6977","title":"Shino-yaki Sake Cup","description":"This is a new 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\nFired around April 2023, this unique piece uses Bizen clay coated with Shino glaze and fired 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 landscape where the Shino and Bizen characteristics shift, with features such as \"goma\" (ash glazing) appearing on the rim.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe most eye-catching feature of this work is the aesthetic reminiscent of Black Oribe, with the black areas exhibiting a highly complex depth similar to \"hikidashi-guro\" (pulled black) Bizen works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdditionally, the transparent natural glaze that has hardened around the base has developed a faint cobalt blue hue—a rare landscape born specifically because it was fired in a climbing kiln alongside other blue-toned pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe feldspathic glaze, a hallmark of Shino ware, has been refined to provide a voluminous texture, which, combined with the wide \"wari-kodai\" (split foot) formed by a thick foot ring, gives the cup the appearance of a massive castle towering amidst the clouds.\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 7.2cm × 7.2cm × Height 6.1cm\n\nTakashi Baba was born in 1983 as the eldest son of Bizen ceramic artist Shosuke Baba.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThinking he would become a potter from a young age, he chose to study sculpture in university to broaden his perspective on ceramics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture in 2006, he honed his skills at the Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe became independent and held his first solo exhibition in 2007.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently active, primarily holding solo exhibitions at department stores.","brand":"馬場隆志","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618072842337,"sku":"6977","price":19800.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/6977.jpg?v=1790232085","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p6977","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}