{"product_id":"p7216","title":"Ibeshiro Shuten","description":"While remaining part of the Kaneshige lineage, Yuho Kaneshige consistently questions himself, and this is a newly kiln-fired \"Ibe Shiro\" sake cup (guinomi) created by him as an individual potter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis is his latest work, just removed from the kiln in February 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFired in a custom-built electric kiln at Ibe Ushigamishita, this sake cup has pushed the \"hidasuki\" technique to its limits, ultimately earning the name \"Shiro\" (White).\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhile the previously unveiled \"Shiro\" works created in the Ibe wood-fired kiln evoked a pure, lovely, and innocent white from within the clay—resting on the brink of being successfully fired as stoneware—this piece exhibits an immutable white that has been completely vitrified at a high temperature range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe clay surface, made using high-quality ta-tsuchi (rice field clay), already feels rounded despite having just been fired; it has a soft texture that retains a core, much like a stone worn smooth at the bottom of a river.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nUnlike Master Yuho's characteristic symmetric and tranquil forms, this piece features a unique vitality in the clay born from repeating the throwing process on the potter's wheel multiple times, further shaped with a dense texture painstakingly carved out by his fingertips over time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWithout any hidasuki markings, it pursues only the white body, reflecting Master Yuho's penchant for creating works that seem to pose a question to the viewer.\n\nSigned wooden box (shiho-zan)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.0cm x 5.7cm x Height 6.0cm\n\nMaster Yuho Kaneshige was born as the third son of Intangible Cultural Property holder Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe began learning pottery techniques under his father, Sozan Kaneshige, in 1975.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe became independent in 1980 and held his first solo exhibition in Okayama.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCurrently, he mainly produces tea ceramics such as tea bowls, water jars, and flower vases, as well as tableware.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIn his tea bowls, which he particularly loves, he emphasizes the interior molding (mikomi) and pursues a balance between comfort of use and the exterior form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe has received awards including the Sanyo Shimbun Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition, the Encouragement Prize at the Tea Ceremony Molding Exhibition, and the Tanko Biennale Encouragement Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe received the Japan Ceramic Society Award in 2002 and the Sanyo Shimbun Cultural Merit Award in 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIn 2019, he was designated as a Holder of Okayama Prefecture-designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHe also devotes significant effort to solo exhibitions, which are held in various locations both within and outside the prefecture.","brand":"金重有邦","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618099482721,"sku":"7216","price":49500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7216.jpg?v=1790232370","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7216","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}