{"product_id":"p7139","title":"Bizen \"Hiki-dashi\" Sake Cup","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen *hikidashi* (pulled-from-the-kiln) sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, who pursues his own creative path without pretense while having studied under the masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is the latest work, just removed from the kiln in October 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhile this is a *hikidashi* sake cup unlike Koriki’s previous Bizen work, it has evolved into a unique landscape with the addition of black sesame ash patterns caused by its placement in front of the fire.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPlaced in the hottest part of the kiln in front of the fire and pulled out during firing, the entire piece is heavily coated with natural amber-like ash glaze.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe coloring varies subtly, with a stronger metallic sheen around the base, making this a sake cup that allows one to rediscover the mystery of *hikidashi* black and the wonders of light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInside the cup, the amber glaze overlays the clay, which has turned gray, creating a mysterious color reminiscent of a living creature or perhaps an ore resting on a riverbed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe orthodox form, typical of Koriki, makes it approachable, and despite its truly mystical landscape, it is a very practical sake cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIncludes signed paulownia storage box (shiho-zan).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter: 6.7cm x 6.6cm x Height: 5.9cm\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 starting in 1989 under masters Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, to become an independent artist, and fired his first kiln the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held solo exhibitions every year since.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, his work was selected for the Tea Ceremony Molding Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618087620705,"sku":"7139","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7139.jpg?v=1790232274","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7139","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}