{"product_id":"p7230","title":"Bizen-ware Gen-tasuki sake cup","description":"This is a Bizen \"Gen-tasuki\" (Black Sash) red sake cup (guinomi) by Yoshiteru Koriki, an artist who pursues his own creative vision without pretense, despite having studied under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece was fired in October 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDistinct from traditional Bizen techniques using a climbing kiln, this sake cup was fired using a new method developed by Koriki.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt takes the \"hidasuki\" (fire-cord) technique—created by sealing the piece inside the kiln—to a new level, enveloping the entire cup in the vivid, ripe-persimmon red hue that is a hallmark of Koriki's work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTrue to the \"Gen-tasuki\" (Black Sash) name, the sash on this piece is a matte black. However, a closer look at this black sash reveals a mysterious kiln-transmutation, with some areas featuring a dry, sesame-like surface and others forming glassy crystals.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis piece fulfills the dream many pottery enthusiasts have of drinking from a cup that has undergone kiln-transmutation across its entire surface, making it a \"Tasuki\" (sash) work truly intended for the \"Gen-jin\" (the seasoned expert) who has seen many different works.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSigned paulownia wood box to follow (please note that shipment will take some time).\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 7.0cm x 6.9cm x Height 5.1cm\n\nYoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter graduating from high school, he spent seven years from 1989 studying ceramics under Sozan Kaneshige and Yuho Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1996, he built his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2002, he was selected for the Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition for the first time.","brand":"高力芳照","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618102235233,"sku":"7230","price":13200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/7230.jpg?v=1790232394","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p7230","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}