{"product_id":"p7068","title":"Bizen tea cup","description":"This Bizen teacup is by Sohei Takashima, who made a spectacular debut after graduating from the studio of Jun Isezaki and receiving the Modern Ceramic Art Encouragement Award from the Japan Ceramic Society.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis teacup was created by Takashima, who apprenticed under the fifth Bizen ware Living National Treasure, Jun Isezaki, before establishing his own studio in Ushimado, Setouchi City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe piece features a *hidasuki* (fire-cord) pattern created through an *anagama* wood-firing kiln, a specialty of the Isezaki school, with a diverse range of kiln-transformation effects emerging across the clean white clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay body has a lustrous, wet-looking sheen, and the lively patterns of *hidasuki* and *itogoma* (thread-like sesame ash spots) dancing across the surface embody the classic aesthetic of the *anagama* kiln.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe interior of the cup displays what is known as *mijin-goma* (fine-particle sesame spots), which appear like gentle rain falling on dry white clay, offering a soothing sight to the viewer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTakashima crafts everything from tableware to tea ware with exceptional care; this piece, with its refined form and masterful application of *itogoma* and *hidasuki*, possesses the sophisticated charm of a work by a seasoned artist.\n\nNo box included (*a paulownia box can be crafted upon request).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm × 6.8cm × Height 7.7cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n*Please note that a shipping fee of 500 yen will be charged.\n\nSohei Takashima was born in Kushiro, Hokkaido, in 1991.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from the Department of Design at Dohto University in 2014, he went on to apprentice under Jun Isezaki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is currently working independently in Ushimado, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHis work has received the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition Encouragement Award and the Japan Ceramic Society Modern Ceramic Art Encouragement Award, and has been selected for the Tanabe Museum of Art \"Chano-yu Ceramics Exhibition,\" the Tobi-ten Ceramic Art Exhibition, and the Modern Tea Ceramics Exhibition.","brand":"高島聡平","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618077036641,"sku":"7068","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7068.jpg?v=1790232177","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7068","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}