{"product_id":"p7108","title":"Bizen Hiki-dashi Kendasuki Sake Cup","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen \"Gen-dasuki\" (black-sash) sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretension, despite having studied under the masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in October 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDistinct from traditional Bizen expressions achieved through climbing kiln firing, this sake cup utilizes new techniques developed since the 2000s.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy incorporating the \"hikidashi\" (pull-out) technique into the climbing kiln process, the pieces are placed near the firebox, removed during the firing, and rapidly cooled to carbonize the surface.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe only difference between this piece and the black \"hikidashi\" works currently trending in Bizen is that this piece belongs to the \"hidasuki\" (fire-cord) lineage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile hidasuki is typically characterized by red cords over soft white clay, the carbonization process transforms it into a black-silver hue reminiscent of Aobizen (blue Bizen), giving it a texture of iron or charcoal unlike anything seen before.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe hidasuki cord itself also transforms into black, shining with the black-silver luster suggested by the name \"Gen-dasuki.\" It captivates the viewer as an entirely new stage of hidasuki—a \"ri\" (departure)—following the \"shu\" (preserving) of the traditional hidasuki inherited from his mentor Sozan Kaneshige via electric kiln firing, and the \"ha\" (breaking) of his innovative polka-dot hidasuki.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned wooden box to follow at a later date (please note that it will take some time before shipping).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.9cm x Height 6.4cm\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 Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige starting in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996 and held his first firing the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has continued to hold annual solo exhibitions since then.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was selected for the Tea Ceremony Sculpture Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618082738273,"sku":"7108","price":15400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7108.jpg?v=1790232235","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7108","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}