{"product_id":"p7038","title":"Hidasuki guinomi, made with the finest clay.","description":"This is a brand-new Bizen Hidasuki sake cup just out of the kiln by Kaneshige So, who inherited the Maruyama kiln as the eldest son of Kaneshige Sozan and captivates many people with the harmony of delicate, elegant clay textures and powerful forms, made with the finest clay.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest work was fired in the August 2023 kiln opening.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs the box inscription \"Made with the finest clay\" indicates, this is a Hidasuki sake cup crafted from premium rice-field clay, resulting in an exceptionally soft and moist texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nI am told that this top-grade clay was discovered by Sozan and So some 40 years ago, and after being prepared by hand without the use of machinery, it had been left to rest in a storehouse.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSo once remarked that he \"could not bear the waste of dying without using it,\" and unlike the coarser clay texture characteristic of his previous Hidasuki works, this piece features a soil quality so fine it makes one wonder if it had been strained.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGiven that his late father, Kaneshige Sozan, chose somewhat coarser clay for his Hidasuki works, it is clear that this is a luxuriously extravagant sake cup in every sense.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith the form built solely on the potter's wheel and avoiding excessive ornamentation to place the character of the clay at the center of its expression, it displays a delicate Hidasuki pattern—like the soft touch of straw—while possessing a vibrancy that serves as proof of the clay's quality. That it commands an overwhelming presence simply by being flipped over to reveal its foot is nothing short of masterful.\n\nSigned wooden box (Shiho-san type)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.6cm x 6.5cm x Height 5.7cm\n\nKaneshige So was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Kaneshige Sozan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University in 1969, he began his path in ceramics under the guidance of Kaneshige Sozan.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later became independent in 1979 in the current Maruyama district of Okayama City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUsing the potter's wheel, he mainly creates tea ceramics, characterized by deep and powerful firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is committed to eliminating ornamentation as much as possible and projecting his own soul directly into the clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe currently focuses his activities on solo exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe energetically holds solo exhibitions every year at department stores and other venues in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1995, he held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1997, he exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award.","brand":"金重 愫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618075463777,"sku":"7038","price":77000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7038.jpg?v=1790232147","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7038","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}