{"product_id":"p7062","title":"Bizen-yaki Hikidashiguro Sake Cup","description":"This is a new *hikidashi-guro* (pulled-black) sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative path without pretense while having studied under the masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just pulled from the kiln in June 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile *hikidashi-guro* sake cups were not previously a part of Koriki’s Bizen repertoire, he has incorporated cobalt into this piece in a pursuit of further evolution in his black works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUsing a clay slip infused with cobalt and pulling the piece from the kiln during the firing process has resulted in a deep ultramarine *yohen* (kiln change) effect that seems to bleed out from the clay on the front of the cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe other areas of the piece also exhibit the characteristic scenery of *hikidashi-guro* ware, featuring a dark grey and black with a high-luster, metallic quality that is truly captivating.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne moment it shines like metal, and the next, the light seems entirely swallowed by a profound blackness; looking into the interior of the cup feels like peering into a deep, vast cosmos.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith nuances in color such as the heightened metallic sheen around the foot rim, this sake cup serves as a reminder of the mysterious nature of *hikidashi-guro* and the wonders of light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box (*tomobako*, four-sided lattice)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.9cm x 6.7cm x Height 5.3cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he studied ceramics for seven years under Sozan and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe built his own climbing kiln and went independent in Shizutani, Bizen City in 1996, firing his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was selected for the Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618730627169,"sku":"7062","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7062.jpg?v=1790241490","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7062","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}